A review of construction workforce health challenges and strategies in extreme weather conditions

S Karthick, S Kermanshachi… - … of occupational safety …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Construction sites continue to operate despite inclement weather, exposing workers to
unpleasant working circumstances that can lead to various physical and mental health …

Short-and long-term health challenges of transportation workforce due to extreme weather conditions

S Karthick, S Kermanshachi, B Rouhanizadeh… - Tran-SET …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
The success of a transportation project to some extent depends on the health condition of
the workforce working in the field. The short-and long-term physical and mental health of …

Physical, mental, and emotional health of construction field labors working in extreme weather conditions: Challenges and overcoming strategies

S Karthick, S Kermanshachi… - … Research Congress 2022, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The construction industry is regarded as one of the most highly hazardous industries.
Workers are vulnerable to numerous injuries every day due to a lack of efficient safety …

A field evaluation of construction workers' activity, hydration status, and heat strain in the extreme summer heat of Saudi Arabia

M Al-Bouwarthan, MM Quinn, D Kriebel… - Annals of Work …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Assess the impact of summer heat exposure (June–September) on residential
construction workers in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia by evaluating (i) heart rate (HR) responses …

Intra-urban risk assessment of occupational injuries and illnesses associated with current and projected climate: Evidence from three largest Australian cities

SH Fatima, P Rothmore, LC Giles, P Bi - Environmental research, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Increased risk of occupational injuries and illnesses (OI) is associated with
ambient temperature. However, most studies have reported the average impacts within …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of hot climatic conditions on work, health, and safety in Australia: A case study of policies in practice in the construction industry

SH Fatima, P Rothmore, LC Giles, P Bi - Safety science, 2023 - Elsevier
Workers in many industries are frequently exposed to hot weather conditions. To protect
workers' health and safety, it is important to evaluate the existing heat-related policies …

[PDF][PDF] HUBUNGAN TINGKAT KECUKUPAN ASUPAN ZAT GIZI, STATUS HIDRASI, DAN KELELAHAN KERJA DENGAN PRODUKTIVITAS KERJA KARYAWAN PT …

SM Arsanti, Q Rachmah - National …, 2023 - perpustakaan.poltekkes-malang.ac …
Produktivitas kerja adalah perbandingan antara hasil kerja yang berupa barang atau jasa
dengan sumber atau tenaga yang digunakan dalam suatu proses produksi. Pentingnya zat …

Toward concept realization of digital health technologies

R Edirisinghe - Digital Disruption in Healthcare, 2022 - Springer
With the exponential growth of technology in the past decade, the healthcare industry is
entering a new digital paradigm. The healthcare industry is uniquely structured, hence, it is …

Exploring the thermal conditions in construction sites through IoT based methodologies

R Edirisinghe, MM Andamon… - IOP Conference Series …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Despite improvements in reducing the rate of injuries to construction workers, the
construction industry remains a high-risk industry. Working conditions in construction sites …

Evaluación de los controles implementados para la reducción de la situación de riesgo de estrés térmico en la obra de construcción “Mejoramientos del puesto de …

YM Guzman Hinojosa, RE Medina Riega - 2022 - repositorio.utp.edu.pe
Esta investigación de enfoque mixto y alcance descriptivo de diseño pre experimental, tiene
como objetivo principal evaluar los controles implementados para reducir la situación del …