How Dehydrated Are Your Workers?
How Dehydrated Are Your Workers? A new scientific study has indicated seven out of 10 workers in Europe are experiencing heat stress and failing to maintain water balance in their...
10 December, 2020
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Qatar approves change in summer working hours in open workplaces
Qatar approves change in summer working hours in open workplaces. Qatar Cabinet today approved a ministerial decision by the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs to extend the...
21 October, 2020
Rising heat undermines productivity
Rising heat undermines productivity. An associate professor at Greece’s University of Thessaly says that companies worldwide have begun to respond to the effects of rising heat, as a result of...
01 August, 2020
As workers sweat, pressure grows on employers to turn down the heat
As workers sweat, pressure grows on employers to turn down the heat. After a survey of more than 1,600 outdoor workers and slum dwellers in Vietnam's steamy cities revealed two-thirds...
31 July, 2020
Working in the sun – heating of the head may markedly affect safety and performance
Working in the sun - heating of the head may markedly affect safety and performance. Prolonged exposure of the head to strong sunlight significantly impairs cognitively dominated functions and coordination...
16 June, 2020
Study identifies effective mitigation strategies to keep workers safe from heat stress
Study identifies effective mitigation strategies to keep workers safe from heat stress. Largest ever study on the impact of heat stress reveals effectiveness of a number of existing approaches, and...
11 October, 2019
Hot working conditions greatly increase serious illness and decrease productivity
Hot working conditions greatly increase serious illness and decrease productivity. One in three individuals working in hot conditions experience hyperthermia or more serious symptoms of heat illness, such as acute...
11 December, 2018
European workers fail to maintain water balance
European workers fail to maintain water balance. A newly published scientific paper indicates that occupational safety and daily day performance in 7 out of 10 workers, from several European industries,...
31 October, 2018