Comparison of subjective symptoms and hot prevention measures in summer between traffic control workers and construction workers in Japan
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In the present study, a survey on subjective symptoms and hot prevention measures in summer was conducted in 204 male traffic control workers and 115 male construction workers. Work loads of traffic control workers and construction workers were estimated at RMR 1-2 and RMR 2-4, respectively. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on age, occupational career, working habit, present or past history of diseases, individual preventive measures to the heat, and subjective symptoms in the summer. Daily working hours in the sunshine of the traffic control workers were significantly longer than those of the construction workers. Prevalence rates of changing clothes frequently, avoiding direct exposure of face and neck to sunlight using towel like materials, and wearing sunglasses in the traffic control workers were significantly lower than the construction workers. Prevalence rates of symptoms in the upper extremities in the traffic control workers were significantly lower than those in the construction workers. Prevalence of work difficulty due to hot weather during work in the traffic control workers was significantly lower than the construction workers. On the basis of the results obtained, some preventive countermeasures to improve working environment are presented.
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At the global level, our findings are consistent with the level of summer heat exposure (hourly mean WBGT values) reported at outdoor construction sites in other studies in tropical and subtropical countries.
“At the global level, our findings are consistent with the level of summer heat exposure (hourly mean WBGT values) reported at outdoor construction sites in other studies in tropical and subtropical countries (Kähkönen et al., 1992; Inaba and Mirbod, 2007; Miller and Bates, 2007; Maiti, 2008; Pérez-Alonso et al., 2011; Rowlinson and Jia, 2014; Venugopal et al., 2016).”
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Cases of these acute health effects are well-documented among workers in construction jobs.
“Cases of these acute health effects are well-documented among workers in construction jobs (Inaba and Mirbod, 2007; Miller and Bates, 2007; Horie, 2013; Montazer et al., 2013; Dutta et al., 2015; Gubernot et al., 2015; Jia et al., 2016; El-Shafei et al., 2018).”
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- Authors
- INABA, R., & MIRBOD, S. M.
- Affiliations
- Gifu University (JP)
- ORCID
- INABA, Ryoichi
- Venue
- Industrial Health
- Published
- 2007
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 91-99
- ISSN
- 0019-8366 (ISSN-L)
- 1880-8026
- OpenAlex
- W1978146798
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 0.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Industrial Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety Management
- Keywords
- heat stress, construction workers, subjective symptoms, heat acclimatization, workload, sun exposure, upper extremity symptoms, work environment
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Automobiles, Facility Design and Construction, Health Surveys, Hot Temperature, Humans, Japan, Male, Middle Aged, Occupational Exposure, Heat Stress Disorders
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