Sustainable solutions to mitigate occupational heat strain - an umbrella review of physiological effects and global health perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Climate change is set to exacerbate occupational heat strain, the combined effect of environmental and internal heat stress on the body, threatening human health and wellbeing. Therefore, identifying effective, affordable, feasible and sustainable solutions to mitigate the negative effects on worker health and productivity, is an increasingly urgent need.

Objectives

To systematically identify and evaluate methods that mitigate occupational heat strain in order to provide scientific-based guidance for practitioners.

Methods

An umbrella review was conducted in biomedical databases employing the following eligibility criteria: 1) ambient temperatures > 28 °C or hypohydrated participants, 2) healthy adults, 3) reported psychophysiological (thermal comfort, hear

SUBMITTER: Morris NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487490 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature