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Effect of a Simulated Heat Wave on Physiological Strain and Labour Productivity.

Leonidas G IoannouKonstantinos MantziosLydia TsoutsoubiZoe PanagiotakiAreti K KapniaUrsa CiuhaLars NyboD Andreas FlourisIgor B Mekjavić
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
Here, we show for first time that a controlled simulated heat-wave increases workers' physiological strain and reduces labour productivity on the first day, but it promotes adaptations mitigating the observed implications during the subsequent days.
Keyphrases
  • climate change
  • heat stress
  • high intensity