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Risk factors and heat reduction intervention among outdoor workers: a narrative review

With the ongoing climate change, heat waves are anticipated to become more frequent and intense. Hence, heat-reduction interventions are essential, particularly for outdoor workers. Although numerous studies focused on heat stress among outdoor workers, there is little evidence of a comprehensive he...

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Main Authors: Lim, Mei Ching, Khamisah Awang Lukman, Nelbon Giloi, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Saihpudin @Sahipudin Saupin, Pravina Deligannu
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Language:English
English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2023
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QC980-999 Climatology and weather
R5-920 Medicine (General)
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42005/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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spelling my.ums.eprints.420052024-11-26T05:36:25Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42005/ Risk factors and heat reduction intervention among outdoor workers: a narrative review Lim, Mei Ching Khamisah Awang Lukman Nelbon Giloi Mohammad Saffree Jeffree Saihpudin @Sahipudin Saupin Pravina Deligannu QC980-999 Climatology and weather R5-920 Medicine (General) With the ongoing climate change, heat waves are anticipated to become more frequent and intense. Hence, heat-reduction interventions are essential, particularly for outdoor workers. Although numerous studies focused on heat stress among outdoor workers, there is little evidence of a comprehensive heat prevention program. This review relied on secondary sources from various sources and databases, including ProQuest(361), Springerlink(398), ScienceDirect(698), and Google Scholar (54). This review aims to identify the risk factors of heat stress and appraise the various heat reduction strategies. The risk factors identified include environmental elements, occupational factors, and individual characteristics. As no one method suits all occupations, a holistic heat prevention program that incorporates effective interventions is crucial. This includes an adequate water-rest cycle, heat-related awareness training, and individualised cooling techniques (bandanna, cooling vest or uniform). This acceptable, affordable, accessible, and sustainable program will improve the workers’ comfort while lowering the incidence of heat-related illnesses and mortality. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2023-12 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42005/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42005/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Lim, Mei Ching and Khamisah Awang Lukman and Nelbon Giloi and Mohammad Saffree Jeffree and Saihpudin @Sahipudin Saupin and Pravina Deligannu (2023) Risk factors and heat reduction intervention among outdoor workers: a narrative review. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 19 (20). pp. 205-223.
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English
topic QC980-999 Climatology and weather
R5-920 Medicine (General)
spellingShingle QC980-999 Climatology and weather
R5-920 Medicine (General)
Lim, Mei Ching
Khamisah Awang Lukman
Nelbon Giloi
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
Saihpudin @Sahipudin Saupin
Pravina Deligannu
Risk factors and heat reduction intervention among outdoor workers: a narrative review
description With the ongoing climate change, heat waves are anticipated to become more frequent and intense. Hence, heat-reduction interventions are essential, particularly for outdoor workers. Although numerous studies focused on heat stress among outdoor workers, there is little evidence of a comprehensive heat prevention program. This review relied on secondary sources from various sources and databases, including ProQuest(361), Springerlink(398), ScienceDirect(698), and Google Scholar (54). This review aims to identify the risk factors of heat stress and appraise the various heat reduction strategies. The risk factors identified include environmental elements, occupational factors, and individual characteristics. As no one method suits all occupations, a holistic heat prevention program that incorporates effective interventions is crucial. This includes an adequate water-rest cycle, heat-related awareness training, and individualised cooling techniques (bandanna, cooling vest or uniform). This acceptable, affordable, accessible, and sustainable program will improve the workers’ comfort while lowering the incidence of heat-related illnesses and mortality.
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author Lim, Mei Ching
Khamisah Awang Lukman
Nelbon Giloi
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
Saihpudin @Sahipudin Saupin
Pravina Deligannu
author_facet Lim, Mei Ching
Khamisah Awang Lukman
Nelbon Giloi
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
Saihpudin @Sahipudin Saupin
Pravina Deligannu
author_sort Lim, Mei Ching
title Risk factors and heat reduction intervention among outdoor workers: a narrative review
title_short Risk factors and heat reduction intervention among outdoor workers: a narrative review
title_full Risk factors and heat reduction intervention among outdoor workers: a narrative review
title_fullStr Risk factors and heat reduction intervention among outdoor workers: a narrative review
title_full_unstemmed Risk factors and heat reduction intervention among outdoor workers: a narrative review
title_sort risk factors and heat reduction intervention among outdoor workers: a narrative review
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2023
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42005/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42005/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42005/
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