Key Findings from Research: Heat Stress in Construction Workers in the Summer

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Construction workers are frequently exposed to extreme environmental conditions, often working outdoors being exposed to solar radiation or in enclosed spaces with limited airflow. Previous studies have shown that construction workers have a 13 times higher risk of heat-related death than workers from other sectors: although they constitute only 6% of the total workforce, they accounted for 36% of all occupational heat-related deaths from 1992 to 2016. There is a need in the United States for research which quantifies overall heat exposure and heat strain among construction workers. No study to date has measured heat strain via core temperature, even though it is one of the most common markers of this condition. To assess heat strain and environmental heat stress among construction workers, the researchers calculated metabolic rate and measured core body temperature and hydration status of workers pre- and post-shift at both a commercial building construction site and a road construction site. Read the report: https://bit.ly/45UHZJZ. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Body Temperature Construction Workers Dehydration Heat Stress Hot Environments Outdoor Workers Physiological Effects
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Maryland ; New Mexico ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070191
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2024 Jul; :1
• Email:
  amorim@unm.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Key findings from research
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2dd8ed042921d0c06810bda3e97a38b8ce808cbf73b48ad1defb912b4c6660f04403b42a7d3c0f6c4bc26fdf36a02f64119d7176c07e62e465c8705a08a22a8c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212959/cdc_212959_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 64.82 KB ]