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Occupational heat stress in Australian workplaces.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Effects of Precooling on Endurance Exercise Performance in the Heat: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Cognitive Performance in Young Adults During Three Consecutive Days of Simulated Occupational Heat Stress: An Exploratory Study.American journal of industrial medicine · 2026Trial
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- Use of Thermoregulatory Models to Evaluate Heat Stress in Industrial Environments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physiological and biochemical parameters among a population of bakers exposed to environmental heat.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2022Article
- High-Heat Days and Presentations to Emergency Departments in Regional Victoria, Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Small changes in thermal conditions hinder marathon running performance in the tropics.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2022Article
- Ad libitum drinking prevents dehydration during physical work in the heat when adhering to occupational heat stress recommendations.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2022Article
- Hematological parameters in a population of male bakers exposed to high heat work environment.PloS one · 2022Article
- Occupational heat exposure and the risk of chronic kidney disease of nontraditional origin in the United States.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2021Review
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- Effects of living and working in a hot environment on cognitive function in a quiet and temperature-controlled room: An oil and gas industry study.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2021Article
- Effects of varying intensities of heat stress on neuropeptide Y and proopiomelanocortin mRNA expression in rats.Biomedical reports · 2020Article
- Air temperatures and occupational injuries in the construction industries: a report from Northern Italy (2000-2013).Industrial health · 2020Article
- Risk perception of heat related disorders on the workplaces: a survey among health and safety representatives from the autonomous province of Trento, Northeastern Italy.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Deaths in Australia from Work-Related Heat Stress, 2000-2015.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
The aim of this review was to summarize the current state of knowledge on heat stress risk within typical Australian occupational settings. We assessed identified occupations (mining, agriculture, construction, emergency services) for heat production and heat loss potential, and resultant levels of physiological heat strain. A total of 29 reports were identified that assessed in-situ work settings in Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, that measured physiological responses and characterized the thermal environment. Despite workers across all industries being regularly exposed to high ambient temperatures (32-42°C) often coupled with high absolute humidity (max: 33 hPa), physiological strain is generally low in terms of core temperature (<38°C) and dehydration (<1 % reduction in mass) by virtue of the low energy demands of many tasks, and self-regulated pacing of work possible in most jobs. Heat stress risk is higher in specific jobs in agriculture (e.g. sheep shearing), deep underground mining, and emergency services (e.g., search/rescue and bushfire fighting). Heat strain was greatest in military-related activities, particularly externally-paced marching with carried loads which resulted in core temperatures often exceeding 39.5°C despite being carried out in cooler environments. The principal driver of core temperature elevations in most jobs is the rate of metabolic heat production. A standardized approach to evaluating the risk of occupational heat strain in Australian workplaces is recommended defining the individual parameters that alter human heat balance. Future research should also more closely examine female workers and occupational activities within the forestry and agriculture/horticulture sector.
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