About this Research Topic
Climate change and the consequent changes of the environmental conditions bring several challenges to public and occupational health services. With the climate change scenario, new hazards in the workplace can emerge or even exposure sources. In addition, exposure pathways and patterns can change and impact differently in workers’ health. Changes in climate such as changes in temperature can directly prompt health-threatening exposures e.g. heat events or, indirectly, change the exposure patterns to chemical substances and biological agents.
This Research Topic aims to provide an extensive compilation of papers that summarize the state-of-the-art knowledge, identify research gaps, and propose recommendations for future research and interventions in the field of climate change impact on occupational health.
Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts that cover a wide range of topics that explore and promote the identification of the effects of climate change on worker’s health and safety and the need to consider climate change in the occupational risk assessment process.
Some suggested themes include:
• Specific occupational hazards that can emerge due to climate changes;
• Occupational exposure patterns changed by climate changes;
• Chemical and biological exposures promoted by climate changes;
• Risk management measures and best practices to eliminate/control exposure to hazards that are boosted by climate changes;
• Occupational health surveillance programs and other initiatives aiming to adapt to the climate change scenario;
• Global perspectives on how climate change can affect worker’s health;
• Long-term implications of climate changes on worker’s health.
This Research Topic aims to provide an extensive compilation of papers that summarize the state-of-the-art knowledge, identify research gaps, and propose recommendations for future research and interventions in the field of climate change impact on occupational health.
Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts that cover a wide range of topics that explore and promote the identification of the effects of climate change on worker’s health and safety and the need to consider climate change in the occupational risk assessment process.
Some suggested themes include:
• Specific occupational hazards that can emerge due to climate changes;
• Occupational exposure patterns changed by climate changes;
• Chemical and biological exposures promoted by climate changes;
• Risk management measures and best practices to eliminate/control exposure to hazards that are boosted by climate changes;
• Occupational health surveillance programs and other initiatives aiming to adapt to the climate change scenario;
• Global perspectives on how climate change can affect worker’s health;
• Long-term implications of climate changes on worker’s health.
Keywords: Climate change, occupational health, chemicals and biological agents, exposure
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