Targeting workload to ameliorate risk of heat stress in industrial sugarcane workers

• Main Authors: Rebekah AI Lucas (Author), Bethany D Skinner (Author), Esteban Arias-Monge (Author), Kristina Jakobsson (Author), Catharina Wesseling (Author), Ilana Weiss (Author), Scarlette Poveda (Author), Fatima I Cerda-Granados (Author), Jason Glaser (Author), Erik Hansson (Author), David H Wegman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to quantify the physiological workload of manual laborers in industrial sugarcane and assess the effect of receiving a rest, shade, and hydration intervention to reduce heat stress exposure risk. METHODS: In an observational study, physiological workload was eval...