Climate Change and Occupational Health: Are There Limits to Our Ability to Adapt?

Dillender, Marcus

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“…Climate change has affected weather patterns, resulting in extreme temperatures. Both high and low temperatures are detrimental to workers’ health, especially those working outdoors ( Dillender 2021 ). These workers are mostly employed in the agriculture, construction, emergency response, commercial fishing, paramedic and firefighting, and transportation industries.…”

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“…Studies incorporating economic models have shown that the climate change effects on workers are among the most important drivers of the total economic costs of climate change ( Orlov et al 2019 ; Dasgupta et al 2021 ; Somanathan et al 2021 ). Dillender (2021) examined 6 months of medical costs for workers’ compensation claims associated with extreme temperatures in Texas in 2015. Higher temperatures were associated with worse health outcomes.…”

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“…Their exposure may be longer and greater than for the rest of the population because often work environments are difficult to modify, work must continue, and tasks must be completed despite changes in climate and weather. Consequently, morbidity, mortality, and injury rates related to climate change hazards appear to be increasing, as is the economic burden ( Gubernot et al 2015 ; Dong et al 2019 ; Kjellstrom et al 2019 ; Pradhan et al 2019 ; Dillender 2021 ).…”

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Workers, particularly outdoor workers, are among the populations most disproportionately affected by climate-related hazards. However, scientific research and control actions to comprehensively address these hazards are notably absent. To assess this absence, a seven-category framework was developed in 2009 to characterize the scientific literature published from 1988–2008. Using this framework, a second assessment examined the literature published through 2014, and the current one examines literature from 2014–2021. The objectives were to present literature that updates the framework and related topics and increases awareness of the role of climate change in occupational safety and health. In general, there is substantial literature on worker hazards related to ambient temperatures, biological hazards, and extreme weather but less on air pollution, ultraviolet radiation, industrial transitions, and the built environment. There is growing literature on mental health and health equity issues related to climate change, but much more research is needed. The socioeconomic impacts of climate change also require more research. This study illustrates that workers are experiencing increased morbidity and mortality related to climate change. In all areas of climate-related worker risk, including geoengineering, research is needed on the causality and prevalence of hazards, along with surveillance to identify, and interventions for hazard prevention and control.

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“…Ini adalah salah satu alasan utama mengapa topik ini begitu banyak dibicarakan. Saat ini, ada banyak tekanan pada pembuat mobil untuk mengurangi emisi ini [6]. Harrison dll.…”

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Analisis Dampak Kesalahan Dalam Simulasi Manajemen Elektronik Mesin Pada Pengoperasian Kendaraan Bermotor

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For internal combustion engine electrical management in order for an engine to function properly, all its electronic components must function and play their role. Failure of these electronic components may result in improper preparation of the fuel mixture. This also affects driving safety. The impact of individual errors can have a negative impact on traffic safety and can also have a negative impact on other participants. The subject of this study was to investigate the impact of failure of electronic components on selected operating characteristics. This article is to determine the failure rate of electronic mechanical components and can affect the operation of road vehicles. Eight electronic system faults are simulated with specific vehicles and use fuel assemblies in gasoline fuel. Measurements were made based on laboratory conditions that gave to change the characteristics of the vehicle handling between damage and corruption. Making the vehicle power parameters and the selected exhaust emission components are determined for the selected vehicle characteristics. The results show that the engine failure of the electronic system has a great impact on the operating characteristics, and at the same time there are situations in the normal operating state of the vehicle in which some of these defects are unknown to the vehicle operator ricefield. The results of the publication can be used in the fields of written law, production and operation of road vehicles, and mathematical modeling of gas emission production from road transportation.

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“…At present, it is listed by the World Meteorological Organization as the sixth or seventh warmest year. There will be several climate changes that human beings cannot adapt to (Dillender, 2019). Energy activities are usually the main source of carbon emissions (Levine and Aden, 2008;Kang and Kang, 2022).…”

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Carbon footprint and emission reduction potential of the artwork auction market

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Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities have become the leading cause of climate problems. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from human economic activities and realizing carbon neutralization are the main means of sustainable economic development. Among them, carbon emission reduction of large-scale activities including auctions bears the brunt. Through the emission factor method, this paper estimates the carbon footprint of a typical artwork auction and divides the auction market into different sizes, according to the average round-trip distance of the number of participants. The results show that a typical 3-day medium-sized artwork auction with 500 people’s carbon footprint is about 270 tons of carbon dioxide. The traffic carbon emission of participants accounts for a large proportion of the total carbon footprint, particularly composed of the traffic carbon emissions of a small proportion of long-distance participants. Therefore, the transition from offline to virtual artwork auctions can significantly reduce the carbon footprint by 90%–95%. We put forward suggestions on improving the auction carbon footprint accounting process and industry carbon neutralization system, and promoting the development of relevant technologies for the virtual artwork auction market.

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Climate Change and Occupational Health: Are There Limits to Our Ability to Adapt?

Cited by 4 publications

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Updated assessment of occupational safety and health hazards of climate change

Updated assessment of occupational safety and health hazards of climate change

Analisis Dampak Kesalahan Dalam Simulasi Manajemen Elektronik Mesin Pada Pengoperasian Kendaraan Bermotor

Carbon footprint and emission reduction potential of the artwork auction market

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