Diagnostic role of urine specific gravity to detect kidney impairment on heat-exposed workers in a shoe factory in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study

G Nainggolan, D Soemarko, P Siregar, A Lydia… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Globally, there are increasing cases of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin
among heat-exposed workers. We aimed to see the kidney damages of indoor heat …

The risk factors for radiolucent nephrolithiasis among workers in high-temperature workplaces in the steel industry

IC Lu, CC Yang, CH Huang, SY Chen, CW Lin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Workers in high-temperature workplaces with inadequate water supply may exhibit
symptoms of chronic dehydration and have increased risk of nephrolithiasis. The aim of this …

Analyzing occupational heat stress using sensor-based monitoring: a wearable approach with environmental ergonomics perspective

M Sharma, NM Suri, S Kant - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Occupational heat stress could impose a greater risk of heat-related morbidities among the
exposed users, declining their work productivity and contributing to a financial burden. This …

Prevalence of urolithiasis among adults in the PERSIAN Guilan cohort study

A Akhavan, F Joukar, S Maroufizadeh, N Faraji… - Journal of Public …, 2023 - Springer
Objective Kidney stone disease (urolithiasis) leads to severe health-related problems such
as flank pain in patients, and it has seen increasing prevalence and incidence in the past …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of hazardous substances and occupational morbidity associated with steel and power industry workers in Odisha, India

P Dehury, KA Kumar - Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The steel and power industry workers reported high prevalance of
workplaceinjury and illnesses. The study aimed to identify occupational morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] The Burdens of Occupational Heat Exposure-related Symptoms and Contributing Factors Among Workers in Sugarcane Factories in Ethiopia: Heat Stress Wet …

MB Debela, AM Begosaw, N Deyessa… - Safety and Health at …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Heat stress is a harmful physical hazard in many occupational settings.
However, consequences of occupational heat exposure among workers in a sugarcane …

Safety awareness and adaptation strategies of Nigerian construction workers in extreme heat conditions

HM Moda, MB Zailani, R Rangarajan, P Hickey… - PLOS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The nature of most construction activities exposes workers to health and safety risks
associated with extreme hot weather conditions especially within developing countries in the …

Comparison of women's heat risk profiles among those working in indoor and outdoor sectors

R Shanmugam, PK Latha… - Archives of Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Rising temperatures and heat events may affect workers, especially women, by increasing
the risk of Heat Related Illnesses (HRIs). We conducted a cross-sectional study among 903 …

Impacts of climate change on occupational health indicators in the three climatic regions of Iran

M Rahimi, F Fatemi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change has increased the exposure risk of workers to occupational health risk
factors and diseases. This study aims to investigate the impacts of climate change on the …

High ambient temperature increases the number of emergency visits for upper urolithiasis in Hefei City, China

H Sun, X Wang, X Zhang, L Wang, M Tao, Y Wang… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background Few studies have examined the effect of ambient temperature on upper
urolithiasis in developing countries, with even fewer considering individual factors. Methods …