Episode 27 | World Congress 2023: Climate Change – A Working Issue
Episode 27 | World Congress 2023: Climate Change – A Working Issue In this special series, recorded live from the 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2023 in Sydney, Australia, we interview experts from around the globe to cover some of the biggest challenges and trends in occupational health and safety. In […]
Heatwaves and The City
Heatwaves and The City https://youtu.be/LTnXvG8FXRk?si=6zJ2lg0utna9yhU_
Biodiversity session at 2023 Economist Sustainability Summit for SE Europe & the Mediterranean
Biodiversity session at 2023 Economist Sustainability Summit for SE Europe & the Mediterranean https://youtu.be/VdEW_fRDu1s?si=1rOHWQSzPXrD_VGY
Ser repartidor, un trabajo de riesgo en un planeta cada vez más caliente
Ser repartidor, un trabajo de riesgo en un planeta cada vez más caliente. Un experimento en Asunción, una de las capitales más calientes de América Latina, revela cómo estos trabajadores se exponen a problemas de salud y seguridad por un aumento de temperaturas agravado por la crisis climática Beatriz González Miers, representante del Sindicato Nacional […]
El trabajo en riesgo ante un calor que no es normal
El trabajo en riesgo ante un calor que no es normal. Un experimento con repartidores en el Gran Asunción, una de las zonas más calientes de América Latina, revela problemas de salud y seguridad por el aumento de temperaturas agravado por la crisis climática. Una ola de calor en enero de 2022 no parecía algo inusual […]
Andreas Flouris 2023 TIME100 NEXT
Andreas Flouris 2023 TIME100 NEXT BY ARYN BAKER SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 7:00 AM EDT Outdoor laborers are bearing the brunt of this summer’s unprecedented heat. Environmental physiologist Andreas Flouris of the University of Thessaly in Greece is leading the effort to apply hard science to labor policy, helping governments around the world establish rest and rehydration protocols for […]
Extreme Heat Is Endangering America’s Workers—and Its Economy
Extreme Heat Is Endangering America’s Workers—and Its Economy. BY ARYN BAKER / GEORGIA AUGUST 3, 2023 8:00 AM EDT This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Construction workers toil in the heat working on a new subdivision being built in Loganville, Ga., in July 2023. José Ibarra Rizo for TIME 7 A.M.: COPELAND FARMS—ROCHELLE, GA […]
Experts say Qatar can lead Gulf on protections for workers against heat stress
Experts say Qatar can lead Gulf on protections for workers against heat stress By Andrew Mills Image: Migrant labourers work at a construction site at the Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2016. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon/File Photo DOHA, May 9 (Reuters) – International occupational health experts will urge Qatar on Tuesday to establish a heat stress […]
Heat is killing workers in Europe – and the EU is dragging its feet on legislation
Heat is killing workers in Europe – and the EU is dragging its feet on legislation Heat stroke is one of the world’s oldest known medical conditions. But as scientists show that heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses are an increasingly deadly threat to workers in Europe, little is being done to protect them. By […]
Release of HEAT-SHIELD film showing the effect of climate change on manual laborers
https://youtu.be/SMYOJi3r7SY Release of HEAT-SHIELD film showing the effect of climate change on manual laborers La Isla Network, HEAT-SHIELD, and ENBEL — a project funded by the EU’s Horizon2020 program aimed at connecting health and climate change research — produced a film that showcases the effect of climate change on the occupational safety and health of […]
Nicaragua trip – Workers’ safety and protection
Nicaragua trip – Workers’ safety and protection. In our trip in Nicaragua we had the chance to meet sugar cane workers as well as workers in a tile making craft and monitor their exposure to the heat in the context of these very demanding manual labour conditions! This was an enlightening experience that motivates us […]