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  • Occupational Health
  • Climate Change Adaptation

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  • Outdoor workers experience increasing exposure to environmental hazards including poor air quality, wildfire smoke, and extreme heat.
  • Existing federal and state protections for outdoor workers are inconsistent and insufficient, with limited understanding of this demographic.
  • Climate change exacerbates these environmental risks, posing a growing threat to the health and safety of the outdoor workforce.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize and compare the environmental exposures and job-related characteristics of outdoor versus indoor workers.
  • To identify specific risks faced by outdoor workforces related to air quality, wildfire, and heat waves.
  • To inform policy development for enhanced worker protections and prevention strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Integrated national labor-force survey data with occupation-specific exposure information.
  • Utilized county-level environmental indicators for air quality, wildfire frequency, and heat wave occurrences.
  • Compared demographic, employment, and health outcome data between outdoor and indoor worker groups.

Main Results:

  • Outdoor workers constituted 21.9% of the workforce in 2023.
  • A significant portion of outdoor workers reside in areas with high environmental risks: 16.9% face frequent unhealthy air quality days, and approximately one-third are in high-risk wildfire and heat wave zones.
  • Outdoor workers exhibit higher rates of uninsurance, self-employment, lower access to paid sick leave, and increased work-related injuries compared to indoor workers.

Conclusions:

  • Outdoor workforces are disproportionately exposed to climate-related environmental hazards.
  • Differences in insurance coverage, employment arrangements, and access to benefits highlight vulnerabilities among outdoor workers.
  • Findings underscore the need for targeted federal, state, and local interventions to improve prevention, establish robust standards, and enhance enforcement for outdoor worker safety.