ArticleFrontiers in public health2023
Occupational heat stress, heat-related effects and the related social and economic loss: a scoping literature review.
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- The global burden of climate-sensitive health impacts: a systematic review of mortality, morbidity, and economic costs.The Pan African medical journal · 2026Pooled it
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- Emergency departments under fire: analysing the impact of heat on waiting time.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Article
- Quantifying the impact of heat stress on labour productivity in outdoor workplaces in Southern India amid a changing climate.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Identification and prioritization of physiological and perceptual indicators for heat stress assessment in Iranian labor-intensive industries using Fuzzy Delphi and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process methods.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Nationwide heat-related workability loss and adaptation measures: development of a geospatial tool to support work management in heat conditions.Industrial health · 2026Article
- Health worker experience of heat-related discomfort, service delivery, and related coping and adaptation in Ghana.Discover public health · 2026Article
- Heat-health warning systems for outdoor workers: recent advances, implementation gaps, and future priorities.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
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- The impacts of climate change on occupational health and work among outdoor workers: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Exposure to Occupational Risks and Labour Productivity in Africa: An Empirical Investigation From 1992 to 2021.Environmental health insights · 2026Article
- Heatwaves and water scarcity in Pakistan: a climate-health emergency demanding global attention.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Projected productivity losses and economic costs due to heat stress under climate change scenarios in Brazil.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Reducing extreme heat impacts on health in pregnant women and infants: a community based intervention in Kilifi, Kenya.Health policy and planning · 2025Article
- Improved High Resolution Heat Exposure Assessment With Personal Weather Stations and Spatiotemporal Bayesian Models.GeoHealth · 2025Article
- Wearable device-based interventions in heat-exposed outdoor workers - a scoping review and an explanatory intervention model.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A Content Analysis of Web-Based Heat Stress Materials Published by Occupational Health and Safety Ministries, Associations, and Agencies in Canada.New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: While there is consistent evidence on the effects of heat on workers' health and safety, the evidence on the resulting social and economic impacts is still limited. A scoping literature review was carried out to update the knowledge about social and economic impacts related to workplace heat exposure. Methods: The literature search was conducted in two bibliographic databases (Web of Science and PubMed), to select publications from 2010 to April 2022. Results: A total of 89 studies were included in the qualitative synthesis (32 field studies, 8 studies estimating healthcare-related costs, and 49 economic studies). Overall, consistent evidence of the socioeconomic impacts of heat exposure in the workplace emerges. Actual productivity losses at the global level are nearly 10% and are expected to increase up to 30-40% under the worst climate change scenario by the end of the century. Vulnerable regions are mainly low-latitude and low- and middle-income countries with a greater proportion of outdoor workers but include also areas from developed countries such as southern Europe. The most affected sectors are agriculture and construction. There is limited evidence regarding the role of cooling measures and changes in the work/rest schedule in mitigating heat-related productivity loss. Conclusion: The available evidence highlights the need for strengthening prevention efforts to enhance workers' awareness and resilience toward occupational heat exposure, particularly in low- and middle-income countries but also in some areas of developed countries where an increase in frequency and intensity of heat waves is expected under future climate change scenarios.
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