Heat Exposure and Injury Risk in Washington State Outdoor Construction Workers: A Case-Crossover Study Using High Resolution Meteorological Data and Workers' Compensation Injury Claims

Authors :: Lianne Sheppard
Max Lieblich
Dave Bonauto
Miriam M. Calkins
Anjum Hajat
Noah S. Seixas
June T. Spector
Source :: ISEE Conference Abstracts. 2018
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Environmental Health Perspectives, 2018.
Abstract: Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to assess the relationship between heat exposure and occupational injuries in construction workers.Methods: The relationship between maximum dail...

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures
business.industry
Environmental health
Epidemiology
medicine
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
High resolution
Injury risk
Workers' compensation
business
Crossover study
General Environmental Science

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