Climate change and occupational safety and health: Establishing a preliminary framework

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 542-554

  Schulte, Paul A ^a   Chun, Hee Kyoung ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological hazards; Climate change; Heat stress; UV radiation; Worker health

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISASTER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHER;

CLIMATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISASTERS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WEATHER;

EID: 69849110831     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620903066008     Document Type: Article

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