Heat-related illness risk and associated personal and environmental factors of construction workers during work in summer

Abstract Heat-related illness (HRI) is a common occupational injury, especially in construction workers. To explore the factors related to HRI risk in construction workers under hot outdoor working conditions, we surveyed vital and environmental data of construction workers in the summer season. Six...

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Autores principales:	Takeyasu Kakamu, Shota Endo, Tomoo Hidaka, Yusuke Masuishi, Hideaki Kasuga, Tetsuhito Fukushima
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:00dd541ad49d40dd95727756860b8adf2021-12-02T15:23:07ZHeat-related illness risk and associated personal and environmental factors of construction workers during work in summer10.1038/s41598-020-79876-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/00dd541ad49d40dd95727756860b8adf2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79876-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Heat-related illness (HRI) is a common occupational injury, especially in construction workers. To explore the factors related to HRI risk in construction workers under hot outdoor working conditions, we surveyed vital and environmental data of construction workers in the summer season. Sixty-one workers joined the study and the total number of days when their vital data during working hours and environmental data were recorded was 1165. Heart rate with high-risk HRI was determined using the following formula: 180 − 0.65 × age. As a result of the logistic regression analysis, age, working area, maximum skin temperature, and heart rate immediately after warming up were significantly positively related, and experience of construction was significantly negatively related to heart rate with high-risk HRI. Heart rate immediately after warming up may indicate morning fatigue due to reasons such as insufficient sleep, too much alcohol intake the night before, and sickness. Asking morning conditions may lead to the prevention of HRI. For occupational risk management, monitoring of environmental and personal conditions is required.Takeyasu KakamuShota EndoTomoo HidakaYusuke MasuishiHideaki KasugaTetsuhito FukushimaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Takeyasu Kakamu Shota Endo Tomoo Hidaka Yusuke Masuishi Hideaki Kasuga Tetsuhito Fukushima Heat-related illness risk and associated personal and environmental factors of construction workers during work in summer
description	Abstract Heat-related illness (HRI) is a common occupational injury, especially in construction workers. To explore the factors related to HRI risk in construction workers under hot outdoor working conditions, we surveyed vital and environmental data of construction workers in the summer season. Sixty-one workers joined the study and the total number of days when their vital data during working hours and environmental data were recorded was 1165. Heart rate with high-risk HRI was determined using the following formula: 180 − 0.65 × age. As a result of the logistic regression analysis, age, working area, maximum skin temperature, and heart rate immediately after warming up were significantly positively related, and experience of construction was significantly negatively related to heart rate with high-risk HRI. Heart rate immediately after warming up may indicate morning fatigue due to reasons such as insufficient sleep, too much alcohol intake the night before, and sickness. Asking morning conditions may lead to the prevention of HRI. For occupational risk management, monitoring of environmental and personal conditions is required.
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author	Takeyasu Kakamu Shota Endo Tomoo Hidaka Yusuke Masuishi Hideaki Kasuga Tetsuhito Fukushima
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title	Heat-related illness risk and associated personal and environmental factors of construction workers during work in summer
title_short	Heat-related illness risk and associated personal and environmental factors of construction workers during work in summer
title_full	Heat-related illness risk and associated personal and environmental factors of construction workers during work in summer
title_fullStr	Heat-related illness risk and associated personal and environmental factors of construction workers during work in summer
title_full_unstemmed	Heat-related illness risk and associated personal and environmental factors of construction workers during work in summer
title_sort	heat-related illness risk and associated personal and environmental factors of construction workers during work in summer
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/00dd541ad49d40dd95727756860b8adf
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Heat-related illness risk and associated personal and environmental factors of construction workers during work in summer

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