worklimate.it

Worklimate is a research project studying how environmental heat stress affects workers' health and productivity. It draws on the INAIL injury database to estimate the social costs of work injuries, runs case studies in selected companies in central Italy, and surveys how workers perceive risk from extreme temperatures.

The project is developing an integrated weather-climate and epidemiological heat health warning system for the occupational sector. It consists of a web forecasting platform and a web app that provides forecasts personalised to individual workers and to whether their work is in the sun or in shade. Its outputs are to be made available through the Italian Physical Agents Platform (PAF) for workers and for actors in occupational prevention and protection.

The project's focus sectors include agriculture and construction, where outdoor work is most exposed to heat. Related materials on the site include a report on heat-warning systems and indicators for worker impact, a systematic review of epidemiological evidence on heat exposure and workplace injuries, and the HEAT-SHIELD project.

Product: Heat health warning system for occupational settings: a web forecasting platform and a web app with personalised worker forecasts.