Occupational heat strain in outdoor workers: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis

LG Ioannou, J Foster, NB Morris, JF Piil, G Havenith… - Temperature, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The present comprehensive review (i) summarizes the current knowledge on the impacts of
occupational heat stress on outdoor workers,(ii) provides a historical background on this …

The impacts of climate change on occupational heat strain in outdoor workers: A systematic review

P Habibi, G Moradi, H Dehghan, A Moradi, A Heydari - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
The present systematic review was conducted by gathering the impacts of climate change
on occupational heat strain, gathering risk factors that may increase susceptibility to climate …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding climate change adaptation in Ghana: The role of climate change anxiety, experience, and knowledge

M Abunyewah, MO Erdiaw-Kwasie… - … Science & Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the effect of climate change knowledge, anxiety, and experience on
climate adaptation using survey data from 874 farmers in the Western North Region of …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change, health and safety of workers in developing economies: A scoping review

EW Ansah, E Ankomah-Appiah, M Amoadu… - The Journal of Climate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change poses a threat to human survival, and global efforts are necessary to
combat rising temperatures and the effects of climate change on human health. Developing …

Work adaptations insufficient to address growing heat risk for US agricultural workers

M Tigchelaar, DS Battisti… - … research letters: ERL [Web …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The over one million agricultural workers in the United States (US) are amongst the
populations most vulnerable to the health impacts of extreme heat. Climate change will …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of climate change and heat stress on workers' health and productivity: a scoping review

M Amoadu, EW Ansah, JO Sarfo, T Hormenu - The Journal of Climate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background There are indications that heatwaves will be intensified in duration, frequency
and magnitude and will pose threats to the livelihoods and health of the global working …

Environmental heat stress on maternal physiology and fetal blood flow in pregnant subsistence farmers in The Gambia, west Africa: an observational cohort study

A Bonell, B Sonko, J Badjie, T Samateh… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Anthropogenic climate change has caused extreme temperatures worldwide,
with data showing that sub-Saharan Africa is especially vulnerable to these changes. In sub …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of climate change and heat stress on farmworkers' health: A scoping review

M El Khayat, DA Halwani, L Hneiny… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Due to the continuous rise of global temperatures and heatwaves worldwide as a result of
climate change, concerns for the health and safety of working populations have increased …

Climate change and the future heat stress challenges among smallholder farmers in East Africa

GT Yengoh, J Ardö - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa remains dependent on high inputs of human
labor, a situation associated with direct exposure to daylight heat during critical periods of …

Occupational heat stress, heat-related effects and the related social and economic loss: a scoping literature review

M De Sario, FK de'Donato, M Bonafede… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction While there is consistent evidence on the effects of heat on workers' health and
safety, the evidence on the resulting social and economic impacts is still limited. A scoping …