Construction workers

Explore interventions addressing heat and cold exposure and its impact on workers’ physical and mental health.

0Articles Reviewed

Study Locations

Sex

  • Men only (%)
  • Women only (%)
  • Both men and women (%)
  • Not specified (%)

Intervention category

Environmental
conditioning

Heat
acclimation

Behavioural
measures

Measures
at source

Organisational
measures

Personal protective equipment

Educational

Outcomes assessed in the intervention studies

Studies considering occupational exposure

0Studies

Heat Stress

Annual mean of average daily temperature

Wind speed

Physical demand

0Studies

Heat Stress

Annual mean of average daily temperature

Wind speed

Physical demand

Studies considering physical health outcomes

0Studies

  • Heart Rate (HR) ()
  • Perceptual Strain Index (PeSI) ()
  • Core body temperature (Tc)()
  • Mean skin temperature (MST) ()
  • Physiological Strain Index (PhSI) ()
  • Water intake (WI) ()

    • Average Metabolic Rate (BMR)
    • Blood pressure (DBP & SBP)
    • Dizziness
    • Evaporation rate (ER)
    • Malaise
    • Muscle pain
    • Oral temperature
    • Sublingual temperature
    • Thermal Sensation
    • Tympanic temperature

Studies considering integrative outcomes

0Studies

Rates of injuries/illnesses

Cost-benefit comparison with stationary misting fans

Eligible intervention studies

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