@article{ref1,
title="The epidemiology of occupational heat exposure in the United States: A review of the literature and assessment of research needs in a changing climate",
journal="International journal of biometeorology",
year="2013",
author="Gubernot, Diane M. and Anderson, G. Brooke and Hunting, Katherine L.",
volume="58",
number="8",
pages="1779-1788",
abstract="In recent years, the United States has experienced record-breaking summer heat. Climate change models forecast increasing US temperatures and more frequent heat wave events in the coming years. Exposure to environmental heat is a significant, but overlooked, workplace hazard that has not been well-characterized or studied. The working population is diverse; job function, age, fitness level, and risk factors to heat-related illnesses vary. Yet few studies have examined or characterized the incidence of occupational heat-related morbidity and mortality. There are no federal regulatory standards to protect workers from environmental heat exposure. With climate change as a driver for adaptation and prevention of heat disorders, crafting policy to characterize and prevent occupational heat stress for both indoor and outdoor workers is increasingly sensible, practical, and imperative.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7128",
doi="10.1007/s00484-013-0752-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-013-0752-x"
}