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Heat and Worker Health

@inproceedings{Ireland2023HeatAW,
  title={Heat and Worker Health},
  author={Andrew Ireland and David Johnston and Rachel Knott},
  year={2023}
}
Extreme heat negatively impacts cognition, learning, and task performance. With increasing global temperatures, workers may therefore be at increased risk of work-related injuries and illness. This study estimates the effects of temperature on worker health using records spanning 1985-2020 from an Australian mandatory insurance scheme. High temperatures are found to cause significantly more claims, particularly among manual workers in outdoor-based industries. These adverse effects have not… 
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