Abstract
ObjectivesEvidence of an effect of shift work on all-cause and cause-specific mortality is inconsistent. This study aimed to examine whether shift work is associated with increased all-cause and cause-specific mortality.MethodsWe...
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Heat stress is a well-known occupational health concern
While there is a considerable amount of data available for the development of leading and lagging indicators, challenges exist in coordinating data across multiple data stewards and little data is collected in some domains relevant to effective violence prevention
In Indonesia, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the ninth deadliest disease and the treatment for CKD tops the list of the health care spendings
Summary
Heat stress is a well-known occupational health concern. Objectives o Evaluate the heat exposure for industry workers in West Java, Indonesia o Demonstrate the workersperceptions of the heat situation Methods A pilot study was conducted on two industries in February 2017, winter season in West Java. Heat measures were taken using wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT). Interviews were conducted using HOTHAPS questionnaire with 54 male workers. Result The pilot study showed that workers were exposed to heat above threshold limit value (28°) in 48% of the WBGT measurements. 54% of the workers interviewed were uncomfortable with the ambient temperature. 8% of the workers had abnormal creatinine levels (!1,2 mg/dl) indicating a severe problem with heat exposure. An extended data collection is planned for July to investigate the heat impacts of the summer season, and to include female workers
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