Worker deaths from heat exposure are unlike heat deaths in the general population; workers
tend to be outside in variable temperatures and younger than sixty-five years. Climate …

Despite high mortality and morbidity rates in the winter season, few studies have
investigated the health effects from working in moderately cold environments, especially …

Heat exposure constitutes a major threat for European workers, with significant impacts on
the workers' health and productivity. Climate projections over the next decades show a …

Successful implementation of cooling strategies obviously depends on identifying effective
interventions, but in industrial settings, it is equally important to consider feasibility and …

Rising environmental temperatures have become a growing challenge for societies across
the globe. At the same time, occupational heat strain undermines the health and productivity …

Background: Work-related heat stress assessments, the quantification of thermal loads and
their physiological consequences have mostly been performed in non-tropical developed …

Occupational heat exposure threatens the health of a worker not only when heat illness
occurs but also when a worker's performance and work capacity is impaired. Occupational …

Background Heat is a severe hazard for construction workers and may be worsening with
global warming. This study sought to explore heat‐related deaths among US construction …

Previous studies have linked heat waves to adverse health outcomes using ambient
temperature as a proxy for estimating exposure. The goal of the present study was to test a …

In the context of climate change, concomitant exposure to heat stress and chemicals takes
on great importance. However, little information is available in this regard. The purpose of …