Outcomes for a Heat Illness Prevention Program in Outdoor Workers: A 9-Year Overview.
J Occup Environ Med
; 66(4): 293-297, 2024 Apr 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the outcomes effect of removing the medical surveillance component from a heat illness prevention program (HIPP) for outdoor workers from a Central Texas municipality.METHODS:
Heat-related illness (HRI) frequency and workers' compensation (WC) cost were assessed retrospectively in a cohort of 329 workers from 2011-2019. During 2011-2017, the HIPP included training, acclimatization, and medical surveillance. In 2018-2019, a modified (mHIPP) was implemented that included training and acclimatization, but without medical surveillance.RESULTS:
The HRI rate during HIPP averaged 19.5 per 1000 workers during the first 4 years, dropped to 1.01 per 1,000 workers over the next 3 years, (2015-2017), and increased during mHIPP, to 7.6 per 1,000 workers.DISCUSSION:
Although the case increase during the mHIPP was small, medical surveillance may be an important component in lowering workforce HRI.
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Exposición Profesional
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Trastornos de Estrés por Calor
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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En
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J Occup Environ Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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2024
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Article