澳大利亚高温造成的职业伤害负担,2014-19年:一项追溯观察性研究
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Blesson M Varghese1, Alana Hansen1, Nick Mann2
1The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA.
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|November 22, 2023
概括
高温导致澳大利亚2.3%的职业伤害负担,造成健康生命的重大损失. 适应性措施至关重要,以保护暴露于热的工业中的工人免受全球变暖影响的增加.
科学领域:
- 职业健康和安全问题 职业健康和安全问题
- 环境流行病学环境流行病学
- 公共卫生影响评估
背景情况:
- 高环境温度对工作场所的健康和安全构成重大风险.
- 对于有针对性的干预措施来说,了解由热引起的职业伤害负担至关重要.
- 澳大利亚面临着独特的挑战,由于其气候和普遍的热暴露行业.
研究的目的:
- 量化高温对澳大利亚职业健康和安全的影响.
- 根据残疾调整的寿命年 (DALYs) 来估计可归因于热量的职业伤害负担.
- 确定与热有关的职业伤害高风险的气候区域和行业.
主要方法:
- 使用国家数据库 (澳大利亚安全工作,AIHW) 的回顾性观察研究.
- 2014-2019年职业伤害负担 (DALY,YLD,YLL) 的估计.
- 对气候区特异性风险数据的元分析和科本-盖格尔气候区分类.
主要成果:
- 据估计,在澳大利亚 (2014-2019) 由于职业伤害损失了42,884年的健康生活.
- 热量归因于967个与职业伤害相关的DALY,占总负担的2.3%.
- 在热带气候区 (Am, Aw) 和新南威尔士州和昆士兰州观察到最高比例的可归因于热的负担.
结论:
- 澳大利亚约2.3%的职业伤害负担与高环境温度有关.
- 迫切需要采取适应措施和特定行业的政策,以减轻与热有关的风险.
- 专注于保护农业,运输和建筑业的工人至关重要,尤其是在全球气温上升的情况下.
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