Weinberger Kate R, Tamburic Lillian, Peters Cheryl E, McLeod Christopher B
From the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Dr Weinberger, Ms Tamburic, Dr Peters, Dr McLeod); British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Dr Peters); BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Dr Peters).
J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Feb 1;65(2):e88-e92. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002761. Epub 2022 Nov 28.
The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of heat-related illness among workers in British Columbia (BC), Canada, 2001-2020.
Cases of heat-related illness occurring among workers aged 15 years and older were identified from accepted lost-time claims from WorkSafeBC, the provincial workers' compensation board. Incidence rates were calculated using monthly estimates of the working population from Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey as the denominator.
Between 2000 and 2020, there were 528 heat-related illness claims, corresponding to a rate of 1.21 (95% confidence interval, 1.10-1.31) claims per 100,000 workers. Eighty-four percent of claims occurred between June and August. Rates were higher among male workers, younger workers, and among those working in occupations related to primary industry; trades, transport, and equipment operators; and processing, manufacturing, and utilities.
In BC, lost-time claims for heat-related illness occurred disproportionately among certain subgroups of the workforce.
本研究旨在描述2001年至2020年加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省（BC）工人中暑相关疾病的发病率。
从省级工人赔偿委员会WorkSafeBC受理的误工索赔中识别出15岁及以上工人中暑相关疾病的病例。发病率的计算以加拿大统计局劳动力调查中每月估计的工作人口为分母。
2000年至2020年期间，有528起中暑相关疾病索赔，相当于每10万名工人中有1.21起（95%置信区间，1.10 - 1.31）索赔。84%的索赔发生在6月至8月之间。男性工人、年轻工人以及从事与第一产业相关职业、贸易、运输和设备操作员以及加工、制造和公用事业的工人的发病率较高。
在BC省，中暑相关疾病的误工索赔在某些劳动力亚组中不成比例地发生。
