建筑行业的热应激预防和管理:差距分析
Muinat Abolore Idris1, Kristina D Mena1, Christine Markham2
1Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA.
Annals of global health
|November 3, 2025
概括
建筑工人面临着严重的热应激风险,气候变化和劳动力老龄化加剧了这种风险. 需要一个新的框架来改善预防策略和工人福祉.
科学领域:
- 职业健康和安全问题 职业健康和安全问题
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 建设管理建设管理.
背景情况:
- 热应激是建筑行业持续存在的健康风险,气候变化和老龄化劳动力加剧了这种风险.
- 现有的预防工作不足以充分保护工人.
研究的目的:
- 开发一个定制的职业安全管理框架,以防止建筑行业的热应激.
- 通过改善热应激管理,增强工人健康,安全和福祉.
主要方法:
- 进行系统审查并分析一家工业公司的热应激预防计划.
- 通过比较当前的做法与既定标准 (ACGIH TLV,ISO,NIOSH) 来进行差距分析.
- 让利益相关者参与,以确定需要改进的领域.
主要成果:
- 许多研究在不考虑休息时间的情况下测量了湿球球体温度 (WBGT),导致不准确的风险评估.
- 休息时间协议和水/电解质摄入量往往不足于推的指导方针.
- 延长工作时间 (10小时/天,13天/2周) 增加了疲劳,影响睡眠质量和与热量相关的受伤风险.
结论:
- 解决热应激管理方面的差距对于建筑工人的健康和安全至关重要.
- 利益相关者的参与对于有效预防热应激和改善工人的整体福祉至关重要.
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