Occupational heat stress: Multi-country observations and interventions
dc.creator | Ioannou L.G., Mantzios K., Tsoutsoubi L., Nintou E., Vliora M., Gkiata P., Dallas C.N., Gkikas G., Agaliotis G., Sfakianakis K., Kapnia A.K., Testa D.J., Amorim T., Dinas P.C., Mayor T.S., Gao C., Nybo L., Flouris A.D. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-31T08:28:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-31T08:28:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier | 10.3390/ijerph18126303 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 16617827 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/74045 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Occupational heat exposure can provoke health problems that increase the risk of certain diseases and affect workers’ ability to maintain healthy and productive lives. This study investigates the effects of occupational heat stress on workers’ physiological strain and labor productivity, as well as examining multiple interventions to mitigate the problem. Methods: We monitored 518 full work-shifts obtained from 238 experienced and acclimatized individuals who work in key industrial sectors located in Cyprus, Greece, Qatar, and Spain. Continuous core body temperature, mean skin temperature, heart rate, and labor productivity were collected from the beginning to the end of all work-shifts. Results: In workplaces where self-pacing is not feasible or very limited, we found that occupational heat stress is associated with the heat strain experienced by workers. Strategies focusing on hydration, work-rest cycles, and ventilated clothing were able to mitigate the physiological heat strain experienced by workers. Increasing mechanization enhanced labor productivity without increasing workers’ physiological strain. Conclusions: Empowering la-borers to self-pace is the basis of heat mitigation, while tailored strategies focusing on hydration, work-rest cycles, ventilated garments, and mechanization can further reduce the physiological heat strain experienced by workers under certain conditions. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.source | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en |
dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85107480984&doi=10.3390%2fijerph18126303&partnerID=40&md5=380a0525b7275ed9fb4a4f873ce87d90 | |
dc.subject | body temperature | en |
dc.subject | health impact | en |
dc.subject | health risk | en |
dc.subject | hydration | en |
dc.subject | labor productivity | en |
dc.subject | occupational exposure | en |
dc.subject | physiological response | en |
dc.subject | workplace | en |
dc.subject | adult | en |
dc.subject | agriculture | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | building industry | en |
dc.subject | clinical observation | en |
dc.subject | controlled study | en |
dc.subject | core temperature | en |
dc.subject | Cyprus | en |
dc.subject | empowerment | en |
dc.subject | fluid intake | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | heart rate | en |
dc.subject | heat stress | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | major clinical study | en |
dc.subject | occupational exposure | en |
dc.subject | occupational health | en |
dc.subject | physiological stress | en |
dc.subject | productivity | en |
dc.subject | Qatar | en |
dc.subject | shift work | en |
dc.subject | skin temperature | en |
dc.subject | Spain | en |
dc.subject | tourism | en |
dc.subject | work rest cycle | en |
dc.subject | workplace | en |
dc.subject | heat | en |
dc.subject | heat injury | en |
dc.subject | heat shock response | en |
dc.subject | occupational disease | en |
dc.subject | Cyprus | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Qatar | en |
dc.subject | Spain | en |
dc.subject | Cyprus | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Heat Stress Disorders | en |
dc.subject | Heat-Shock Response | en |
dc.subject | Hot Temperature | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Occupational Diseases | en |
dc.subject | Occupational Exposure | en |
dc.subject | Qatar | en |
dc.subject | Spain | en |
dc.subject | MDPI | en |
dc.title | Occupational heat stress: Multi-country observations and interventions | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |
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