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Occupational Heat Stress: A Technical Scan

In: Occupational Wellbeing

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  • Krishnan Srinivasan
  • Smisha Mohan
  • Jeneth Berlin Raj T

Abstract

The trouble for every person is to competently interact with his/her environmental variables. India being a tropical country will have a huge impact on individuals' health as a result of this global warming. Workers who are working in a hot environment pose an extra risk as they are exposed to additional heat in the workplace. The diversity in Indian climatic systems necessitates scientific study in different regions of the country. Methods to quantify the heat strain vary in different countries & different professional groups. Most of the previous studies on assessing the health effects have been conducted on simulation settings rather than actual field settings. Research in occupational heat stress is much needed to find out the health impacts and suitable intervention to protect workers health which subsequently reduces the morbidity.

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  • Krishnan Srinivasan & Smisha Mohan & Jeneth Berlin Raj T, 2021. "Occupational Heat Stress: A Technical Scan," Chapters, in: Kavitha Palaniappan & Pamela McCauley & Anthony Dixon (ed.), Occupational Wellbeing, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:216230
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.93900
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    Keywords

    climate change; occupational heat stress; heat strain; prevention; adaptive measures;
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    JEL classification:

    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy

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