La Isla Network researchers will present on the negative effects of heat on worker health and productivity at the 34th session of the International Congress on Occupational Health.
The researchers will be leading a special session titled “Combating occupational heat stress: Moving towards a global approach” on May 1 at 3:30pm local time.
The session focuses on exploring occupational heat stress mitigation programs in South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Mesoamerica to understand their effectiveness and scalability. It emphasizes the need for global data gathering and analysis, considering both private and public sector involvement, to ensure effective adoption of such programs. The session aims to lay the groundwork for future collaborative efforts to mitigate the negative impacts of heat stress on workers, industries, and public institutions, with a focus on practical considerations and inclusive approaches to policy design and implementation. Presenting will be Vidhya Venugopal, Jason Lee, Andreas Flouris and Jason Glaser, who will chair the session.
Glaser will also be chairing a separate, free session “Thermal Impacts on Workers and Work in a Warming World” which brings together individually submitted abstracts. The second instance of this session will be chaired by Vidhya Venugopal.
Glaser said, “What we are offering is a network built from researchers investigating this issue in both the ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ worlds. We have the ability to demonstrate that current guidance is not tied to physiological need or market realities. Also, we have the capacity to gather data globally and develop systems that actually work for people and employers, putting the priority on worker health and interventions that are both physiologically effective and viable to implement.”
Thank you for reading. La Isla Network is a research and advising organization protecting workers in a changing climate. We generate and implement data-driven worker protection and management assessment protocols. Our goal is to improve the resiliency of workforces and businesses to heat stress, and other climate-driven risks. For more information please contact info@laislanetwork.org.
