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Perceived heat stress and health effects on construction workers

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Dutta, Priya, Rajiva, Ajit, Andhare, Dileep, Azhar, GulrezShah, Tiwari, Abhiyant, Sheffield, Perry, Ahmedabad Heat and Climate Study Group·2015·Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
DOI 10.4103/0019-5278.174002PMC PMC4765254
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INTRODUCTION: Increasing heat waves-particularly in urban areas where construction is most prevalent, highlight a need for heat exposure assessment of construction workers. This study aims to characterize the effects of heat on construction workers from a site in Gandhinagar. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study involved a mixed methods approach consisting of a cross sectional survey with anthropometric measurements (n = 219) and four focus groups with construction workers, as well as environmental measurements of heat stress exposure at a construction site. Survey data was collected in two seasons i.e., summer and winter months, and heat illness and symptoms were compared between the two time periods. Thematic coding of focus group data was used to identify vulnerability factors and coping mechanisms of the workers. Heat stress, recorded using a wet bulb globe temperature monitor, was compared to international safety standards. RESULTS: The survey findings suggest that heat-related symptoms increased in summer; 59% of all reports in summer were positive for symptoms (from Mild to Severe) as compared to 41% in winter. Focus groups revealed four dominant themes: (1) Non-occupational stressors compound work stressors; (2) workers were particularly attuned to the impact of heat on their health; (3) workers were aware of heat-related preventive measures; and (4) few resources were currently available to protect workers from heat stress. Working conditions often exceed international heat stress safety thresholds. Female workers and new employees might be at increased risk of illness or injury. CONCLUSION: This study suggests significant health impacts on construction workers from heat stress exposure in the workplace, showed that heat stress levels were higher than those prescribed by international standards and highlights the need for revision of work practices, increased protective measures, and possible development of indigenous work safety standards for heat exposure.

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Figure 1 An illustration of the average change in reporting, for various categories of severity, from winter to summer for multiple heat related symptoms. They have been further categorized by their statistical significance. Odds ratios between summer and winter are highlighted in the brackets. All results marked significant have P < 0.05
Figure 1 An illustration of the average change in reporting, for various categories of severity, from winter to summer for multiple heat related symptoms. They have been further categorized by their statistical significance. Odds ratios between summer and winter are highlighted in the brackets. All results marked significant have P < 0.05CC BY-NC-SA · PubMed Central
Figure 2 Average dry bulb, wet bulb, globe temperature and WBGT readings at all recorded times for both summer (red) and winter (blue)
Figure 2 Average dry bulb, wet bulb, globe temperature and WBGT readings at all recorded times for both summer (red) and winter (blue)CC BY-NC-SA · PubMed Central

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Authors
Dutta, P., Rajiva, A., Andhare, D., Azhar, G., Tiwari, A., Sheffield, P., & Ahmedabad Heat and Climate Study Group
Affiliations
Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IN)
Corresponding author
Dutta, Priya
ORCID
Venue
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Publisher
Medknow
Published
2015
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
151
ISSN
  • 0019-5278 (ISSN-L)
  • 0973-2284
DOI
10.4103/0019-5278.174002
PMC
PMC4765254
OpenAlex
W2235278500
Cited by
145
References
17
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
FWCI
3.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-sa
Locations
  • Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (K23ES024127, P30ES023515)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Occupational Health and Safety Research
Keywords
heat stress, construction workers, occupational heat exposure, heat-related illness, heat-related symptoms, wet bulb globe temperature, seasonal variation, coping strategies, occupational safety standards, female workers, new employees, heat waves, Gandhinagar

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