Open AccessHeat Exposure and Occupational Injuries: Review of the Literature and Implications
Author(s) -
June T. Spector,
Yuta J. Masuda,
Nicholas H. Wolff,
Miriam Calkins,
Noah S. Seixas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current environmental health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2196-5412
DOI - 10.1007/s40572-019-00250-8
Subject(s) - occupational safety and health , medicine , environmental health , injury prevention , odds ratio , poison control , occupational injury , odds , occupational medicine , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , demography , occupational exposure , logistic regression , pathology , sociology
The burden of heat-related adverse occupational health effects, as well as traumatic injuries, is already substantial. Projected increases in mean temperatures and extreme events may increase the risk of adverse heat health effects and enhance disparities among exposed workers. This article reviews the emerging literature on the relationship between heat exposure and occupational traumatic injuries and discusses implications of this work.