Climate Change Impacts on Workplace Health and Safety

Adaptations, Interventions and Responses

Haruna Musa Moda, Amir Hossein Khoshakhlagh, Agnieszka Gruszecka-Kosowska, Ravi Rangarajan, Kishwar Ali, Fred Saleh, Michael Philips

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040436226
• Topic: Technologie et ingénierie
• Subtopic: Culture sur le lieu de travail

Climate change has become the primary serious human and environmental threat of the 21st century and, with associated variability, it presents enormous potential to affect workers' safety and health. This book delivers vital information regarding climate change adaptation measures and workplace health and safety interventions across diverse sectors.

This edited book delivers relevant information for specialists and academics to compare good practices across different sectors to help improve workplace safety and health as climate change factors continue to impact indoor and outdoor workplaces. In addition, it highlights the impact of extreme heat exposure and risk of climate-related chronic diseases, which could impact productivity, occupational safety adherence and wellbeing of workers. It also covers the impact of reduced work capacity due to climate change variability on the jobs undertaken. Comprehensive, up-to-date and including the latest references and cutting-edge case studies, this book reveals to the reader how to adapt accordingly for the impacts of climate change and to understand what the key issues are likely to be.

Climate Change Impacts on Workplace Health and Safety: Adaptations, Interventions and Responses is a sobering but essential read for academics, researchers and professionals in health, safety, and environment (HSE) roles, occupational health engineering and environmental health specialists. Its appeal will extend to climate change scientists, epidemiologists and business and management professionals.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Editors’ Note
• Editor Biographies
• List of Contributors
• Part I Health and Safety in the Face of Climate Change
• 1 Climate Actions for Workplace Safety and Health Intervention in Construction Industry
• 2 Navigating Climate Change Impact: Resilience and Adaptation Strategies for Construction Project Delivery in Emerging Economies
• 3 Review of Climate Change Impact on Workplace Health and Safety in the Global Manufacturing Industry
• 4 Impacts of Climate Change on Workplace Health and Safety in Nigeria: A Systematic Review of Adaptations, Interventions, and Responses
• 5 Impacts of Climate Change on Workers’ Health and Safety
• Part II Climate Impact and Well-Being
• 6 Climate Change Impacts on Crops, Future Challenges, and Mitigating Strategies: An Era of Food Security
• 7 Synergistic Impacts of Climate Change and Pesticide Exposure on the Health of Farm Workers
• 8 Atrazine Exposure in the Age of Climate Change: Uncovering the Risks and Exploring Sustainable Solutions
• Part III Climate Change and Community Resilience
• 9 Climate Change and Viral Proliferation: Implications for Global Health and Well-Being
• 10 Nourishing Resilience and Adaptation: Addressing the Impact of Climate Change on Maternal and Child Health in the Workplace
• 11 Impact of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Conditions on the Commitment of Allied Health Professionals Towards Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle
• 12 Application of Circular Economy Principles to Promote Sustainable Well-being in Qatar: A Literature Review
• Part IV Climate Change Adaptation and Community Resilience
• 13 Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Managing Ecological and Environmental Challenges: A Viable Option for African Countries
• 14 Heatwaves Over Indian Subcontinent: Assessing Prevalence and Adaptive Implications for Health and Safety
• 15 Community Resilience and Rapid Response to Health Challenges Occasioned by Environmental and Climate Change Disasters
• 16 Health and Safety Adaptation and Resilience Strategies for Management of Climate Change-driven Extreme Hydrological Events in Coastal South Asian Regions
• 17 Climate Change Effects and Adaptability Strategies on Occupational Health and Safety Among Workers in Africa: A Literature Review
• Part V Climate Change Literacy and Safety
• 18 Climate Change Impact on Worker’s Health: Mitigation Measures and the Need for Education to Build Climate-Resilient Workforce
• 19 Climate Change Impacts on the Health and Safety of the University Community in the GCC Countries: Adaptations and Responses
• 20 Climate Mitigation and Healthy Work Environment Through Workplace Greening: Lessons from Nigeria University Campuses
• 21 Navigating the Climate Crisis through Case Studies: The Importance of Integrating Environmental Health Literacy with Sustainable Healthcare Leadership
• Index