Heat exposure, cardiovascular stress and work productivity in rice harvesters in India: Implications for a climate change future

Sahu, Subhashis; Sett, Moumita; Kjellstrom, Tord

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Heat exposure, cardiovascular stress and work productivity in rice harvesters in India: Implications for a climate change future

Date

2013

Authors

Sahu, Subhashis

Sett, Moumita

Kjellstrom, Tord

Publisher

National Institute of Industrial Health

Abstract

Excessive workplace heat exposures create well-known risks of heat stroke, and it limits the workers' capacity to sustain physical activity. There is very limited evidence available on how these effects reduce work productivity, while the quantitative rel