School of Medicine and Dentistry, Parklands Drive, Southport, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, QLD 4222, Australia.
J Occup Health. 2024 Jan 4;66(1). doi: 10.1093/joccuh/uiae018.
Globally, occupational workers suffer various health impacts due to extreme heat. In this short review, we examine the literature discussing health impacts of heat on occupational workers, and then discuss certain individual and institutional measures needed to address the problem. Though the available literature in the recent decade discusses health impacts of heat on workers as various heat-related illnesses, we found very few studies examining how occupational workers suffer from issues concerning cardiovascular health, neurological health, respiratory health, and mental health. In this regard, we highlight the need for more studies to examine how occupational workers exposed to extreme heat conditions suffer from fatal health issues like cardiovascular attack, brain stroke, and other ailments impacting vital organs of the body. Occupational workers across the world should be made aware of measures to protect themselves from extreme heat. Further, countries should develop occupational heat safety guidelines with statutory effect.
全球范围内，职业工作者因极端高温而遭受各种健康影响。在本次简短综述中，我们研究了讨论高温对职业工作者健康影响的文献，然后讨论了解决这一问题所需的某些个人和机构措施。尽管最近十年的相关文献讨论了各种与热相关的疾病对工人的健康影响，但我们发现很少有研究探讨职业工作者如何受到心血管健康、神经健康、呼吸健康和心理健康问题的影响。在这方面，我们强调需要更多的研究来探讨暴露在极端高温条件下的职业工作者如何患上致命的健康问题，如心血管攻击、脑卒中等，以及其他影响身体重要器官的疾病。全球范围内的职业工作者应该了解保护自己免受极端高温影响的措施。此外，各国应制定具有法定效力的职业热安全指南。
