ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017
Effects of Heat Stress on Construction Labor Productivity in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Rebar Workers.
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- Heat exposure and productivity loss among construction workers: a meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Physiological impacts on construction workers under extremely hot and humid weather.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Article
- Occupational heat strain in outdoor workers: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2022Review
- Spatio-temporal patterns of the minimum rest time for outdoor workers exposed to summer heat stress in South Korea.International journal of biometeorology · 2020Article
- Steps Towards Comprehensive Heat Communication in the Frame of a Heat Health Warning System in Slovenia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Air temperatures and occupational injuries in the construction industries: a report from Northern Italy (2000-2013).Industrial health · 2020Article
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- Multilevel Analysis of 24-Hour Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Associated Factors among Police Officers in Hanoi, Vietnam.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- Assessment of Heat Stress Exposure among Construction Workers in the Hot Desert Climate of Saudi Arabia.Annals of work exposures and health · 2019Article
- Heat Waves Occurrence and Outdoor Workers' Self-assessment of Heat Stress in Slovenia and Greece.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The Impact of Heat on Health and Productivity among Maize Farmers in a Tropical Climate Area.Journal of environmental and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
Global warming is bringing more frequent and severe heat waves, and the result will be serious for vulnerable populations such as construction workers. Excessive heat stress has profound effects on physiological responses, which cause occupational injuries, fatalities and low productivity. Construction workers are particularly affected by heat stress, because of the body heat production caused by physically demanding tasks, and hot and humid working conditions. Field studies were conducted between August and September 2016 at two construction training grounds in Hong Kong. Onsite wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT), workers' heart rate (HR), and labor productivity were measured and monitored. Based on the 378 data sets of synchronized environmental, physiological, construction labor productivity (CLP), and personal variables, a CLP-heat stress model was established. It was found that WBGT, percentage of maximum HR, age, work duration, and alcohol drinking habits were determining factors for predicting the CLP (adjusted
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