Impacts of Climate Change on Work Health and Safety in Australia

A Scoping Literature Review

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15480403
AutoresLucia Wuersch (0000-0002-4083-9754, Charles Sturt University, autor correspondente), André Neher (0000-0002-6057-1003, Charles Sturt University), Frank E Marino (0000-0001-8352-6208, Charles Sturt University), Larissa Bamberry (0000-0003-1013-5286, Charles Sturt University), Rodney Pope (0000-0002-1320-5801, Charles Sturt University)
Ano2023
Volume20
Fascículo21
Páginas7004-7004
Data de publicação2023-10-31
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20217004
PMID37947561
OpenAlexW4388088634
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas24

This scoping review explores the extant literature on climate change impacts on Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) in Australia. It maps the coverage of climate hazards, occupations at risk, and health and socio-economic impacts with the aim of identifying climate change impacts on WHS in Australia and associated knowledge gaps. We used a scoping review approach to identify and investigate 41 scholarly works at the nexus between climate change and WHS in Australia. Thematic template analysis and the NVivo software helped us identify and structure the main themes and systematically document the analysis process. The review highlighted a research focus on the impacts on WHS of heat and extreme weather events resulting from climate change. Agriculture and construction emerged as the most examined occupations, emphasising climate-related diseases and productivity loss. Other climate-related hazards, occupations, and health and socio-economic impacts were largely overlooked in the included research literature. The analysis revealed there is scope for further research relating to climate change impacts on occupational hazards (e.g., air pollution), occupations (e.g., indoor settings at risk), worker health (e.g., injuries), and socio-economic impacts (e.g., change in social practice). Furthermore, the results highlight that the main themes (hazards, occupations, health, and productivity) are interconnected, and the impacts of climate change can be 'cascading', adding complexity and severity. Hence, it is important to look at WHS as a multifaceted phenomenon in a holistic way to understand the risks and support required

Business · Climate change · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Nexus (standard · Occupational safety and health · Political science · Productivity · Qualitative research · Scope (computer science · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Work (physics · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Engineering · Environmental Science · Health disparities and outcomes