Improving the climate safety of workers in Almería-type greenhouses in Spain by predicting the periods when they are most likely to suffer thermal stress

Review of bioclimatic architecture strategies for achieving thermal comfort

“…Comfort can also be defined as the optimal thermal condition in which the least extra effort is required to maintain the human body's thermal balance. Various environmental factors (air temperature, surrounding surface temperatures, air humidity and air velocity) and psychosocial factors (clothing, activities, age and sex) affect human comfort [26].…”

Approach to the evaluation of the thermal work environment in the greenhouse-construction industry of SE Spain

“…In Spain, Callejón-Ferre et al [69] recently analysed the working conditions of agricultural workers in greenhouses of SE Spain in general, although without considering those of the greenhouse-construction workers. Later, several direct indices of heat stress determined the stress suffered by workers inside the greenhouses performing cultivation tasks [70].…”

Assessment of Postural Load during Melon Cultivation in Mediterranean Greenhouses

“…Several authors measured the indoor and outdoor climates of greenhouses to uncover the periods in which the onset of thermal stress was more common [60,61]; Pérez-Alonso et al correlated the accidents that occurred in greenhouse construction workers in SE Spain with the affected anatomical area and the nature of the resulting injury [62]. Psychosocial risks in farmers were subsequently studied using validated questionnaires, and the researchers concluded that the psychosocial risks to which workers were exposed were not serious, although improvements should be made in the medium term [63,64].…”