SynthesisIndustrial health2019
Metabolic energy cost of workers in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, tourism, and transportation industries.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Sustainable solutions to mitigate occupational heat strain - an umbrella review of physiological effects and global health perspectives.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2020Pooled it
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- Potential effects of suboptimal nighttime temperatures when evaluating heat-related labour and economic losses in the United Kingdom.iScience · 2026Article
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- Global, regional, national burden and trends of unintentional injuries from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2035: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- 'Wait…, let me tell you, if I worked for a boss, I would be on sick leave': A Qualitative Study of Self-Employed Workers in Physically Demanding Jobs in the Netherlands.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
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- Chronic Kidney Disease Among Agricultural Workers in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.Kidney international reports · 2023Article
- Serum klotho concentrations in older men with hypertension or type 2 diabetes during prolonged exercise in temperate and hot conditions.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Article
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- Work strain and thermophysiological responses in Norwegian fish farming - a field study.Industrial health · 2022Article
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- Occupational heat strain in outdoor workers: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2022Review
- The Impacts of Sun Exposure on Worker Physiology and Cognition: Multi-Country Evidence and Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Occupational Heat Stress: Multi-Country Observations and Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A free software to predict heat strain according to the ISO 7933:2018.Industrial health · 2019Article
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Abstract
The assessment of energy cost (EC) at the workplace remains a key topic in occupational health due to the ever-increasing prevalence of work-related issues. This review provides a detailed list of EC estimations in jobs/tasks included in tourism, agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and transportation industries. A total of 61 studies evaluated the EC of 1,667 workers while performing a large number of tasks related to each of the aforementioned five industries. Agriculture includes the most energy-demanding jobs (males: 6.0 ± 2.5 kcal/min; females: 2.9 ± 1.0 kcal/min). Jobs in the construction industry were the 2nd most demanding (males: 4.9 ± 1.6 kcal/min; no data for females). The industry with the 3rd highest EC estimate was manufacturing (males: 3.8 ± 1.1 kcal/min; females: 3.0 ± 1.3 kcal/min). Transportation presented relatively moderate EC estimates (males: 3.1 ± 1.0 kcal/min; no data for females). Tourism jobs demonstrated the lowest EC values (2.5 ± 0.9 kcal/min for males and females). It is hoped that this information will aid the development of future instruments and guidelines aiming to protect workers' health, safety, and productivity. Future research should provide updated EC estimates within a wide spectrum of occupational settings taking into account the sex, age, and physiological characteristics of the workers as well as the individual characteristics of each workplace.
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