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Margaret C Morrissey-Basler1,2, Christianne M Eason2, Stephanie H Clines3
1Department of Health Sciences, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island.
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene
|October 6, 2023
概括
由于雇主保护不足,女性工人面临着严重的热应激挑战. 员工经常制定自己的非正式的热应激缓解策略,突出了女性在炎热环境中的职业安全的关键差距.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 劳动社会学工作的社会学.
背景情况:
- 全球气温上升增加了工业和劳动部门的热暴露风险.
- 与热量相关的疾病是一个重大问题,特别是对于在苛刻环境中工作的工人来说.
- 了解女性劳动者在炎热条件下面临的具体挑战对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估在高温下工作的女性对其行业的挑战和障碍的看法.
- 探索他们在高温环境中工作时的经历,感受和雇主提供的调整.
- 确定女性工人预防热应激的性别特异性考虑因素.
主要方法:
- 使用了协商一致的定性研究 (CQR) 设计.
- 半结构面试对12名在暴露于热量的工业中工作的女性进行了采访.
- 数据收集的重点是职业特征,情感,雇主调整和性别特定经验.
主要成果:
- "减轻热应激策略"的首要主题出现了,分为正式 (雇主提供) 和非正式 (员工驱动) 的方法.
- 参与者报告说,雇主缺乏正式的热应激预防策略.
- 员工经常制定自己的非正式策略来管理热应激和保护同事.
结论:
- 雇佣女性从事暴露于热量的职位的行业表现出有限的正式热应激预防策略.
- 需要加强雇主主导的热应激预防措施,这些措施超出了个人员工的努力.
- 为了保护女性工人免受职业热压力的危险,需要采取独特的考虑措施.
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