Climate change and heat stress resilient outdoor workers: findings from systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Global warming has led to an increase in the number and intensity of extreme heat events, posing a significant threat to the health and safety of workers, especially those working outdoors, as they often have limited access to cooling strategies. The present systematic literature review (a) summarizes the current knowledge on the impacts of climate change on outdoor workers, (b) provides historical background on this issue, (c) explores factors that reduce and increase thermal stress resilience, (d) discusses the heat mitigation strategies, and (e) provides an overview of existing policy and legal frameworks on occupational heat exposure among outdoor workers.

Materials and methods

In this systematic review, we searched scientific databases including Scopus (N = 855)

SUBMITTER: Habibi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11210127 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature