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White collar heat stress. Life is tough at the top
May 6^th, 2015 at 1:35pm

Fifty percent of those suffering heat stress are white collar workers. Global warming is being fingered as a future cause of increased heat stress.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2015/05/05/4229174.htm

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White collar fatigue

Surprisingly, about half of the annual productivity loss was from people who spent little time working outside, says Zander.

While she says further study is needed to better understand this result, it is possible these workers "slept badly the night before because of the heat" and came to work already feeling fatigued.

Zander says the study is the first of its kind to examine the impact of heat stress across all types of work. Previous studies had focused on sectors such as construction and mining.

She says the fact so many "inside workers" also reported heat stress shows there is a need for all employers to look at heat management strategies in their workplace.

This could include raising awareness among workers that heat stress during weekend activities can impact on them later in the week.

Zander says governments and employers have failed to understand the cost of climate change to productivity and hoped the study would be a "starting point for the discussion".

"By any measure it is just going to get hotter and these findings are at the low end [of the economic cost]."

Zander says employers and governments in the southern regions of Australia, in particular, need to look at this issue.

She says the hotter regions of Australia, such as the Northern Territory, already have done a lot of work in heat management, "but down south they haven't thought this through".

The authors note that workplaces will need to adopt strategies to reduce workplace heat exposure and improve access to drinking water and fitness programs to mitigate against the effects of increased heat wave frequency.

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Re: White collar heat stress. Life is tough at the top
Reply #1 - May 6^th, 2015 at 2:13pm

Svengali wrote on May 6^th, 2015 at 1:35pm:

Fifty percent of those suffering heat stress are white collar workers. Global warming is being fingered as a future cause of increased heat stress.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2015/05/05/4229174.htm

Quote:

White collar fatigue

Surprisingly, about half of the annual productivity loss was from people who spent little time working outside, says Zander.

While she says further study is needed to better understand this result, it is possible these workers "slept badly the night before because of the heat" and came to work already feeling fatigued.

Zander says the study is the first of its kind to examine the impact of heat stress across all types of work. Previous studies had focused on sectors such as construction and mining.

She says the fact so many "inside workers" also reported heat stress shows there is a need for all employers to look at heat management strategies in their workplace.

This could include raising awareness among workers that heat stress during weekend activities can impact on them later in the week.

Zander says governments and employers have failed to understand the cost of climate change to productivity and hoped the study would be a "starting point for the discussion".

"By any measure it is just going to get hotter and these findings are at the low end [of the economic cost]."

Zander says employers and governments in the southern regions of Australia, in particular, need to look at this issue.

She says the hotter regions of Australia, such as the Northern Territory, already have done a lot of work in heat management, "but down south they haven't thought this through".

The authors note that workplaces will need to adopt strategies to reduce workplace heat exposure and improve access to drinking water and fitness programs to mitigate against the effects of increased heat wave frequency.

And what's it like for a rectum who is at the bottom, and is a bottom?

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Re: White collar heat stress. Life is tough at the top
Reply #2 - May 6^th, 2015 at 3:03pm

Resolute wrote on May 6^th, 2015 at 2:13pm:

Svengali wrote on May 6^th, 2015 at 1:35pm:

Fifty percent of those suffering heat stress are white collar workers. Global warming is being fingered as a future cause of increased heat stress.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2015/05/05/4229174.htm

Quote:

White collar fatigue

Surprisingly, about half of the annual productivity loss was from people who spent little time working outside, says Zander.

While she says further study is needed to better understand this result, it is possible these workers "slept badly the night before because of the heat" and came to work already feeling fatigued.

Zander says the study is the first of its kind to examine the impact of heat stress across all types of work. Previous studies had focused on sectors such as construction and mining.

She says the fact so many "inside workers" also reported heat stress shows there is a need for all employers to look at heat management strategies in their workplace.

This could include raising awareness among workers that heat stress during weekend activities can impact on them later in the week.

Zander says governments and employers have failed to understand the cost of climate change to productivity and hoped the study would be a "starting point for the discussion".

"By any measure it is just going to get hotter and these findings are at the low end [of the economic cost]."

Zander says employers and governments in the southern regions of Australia, in particular, need to look at this issue.

She says the hotter regions of Australia, such as the Northern Territory, already have done a lot of work in heat management, "but down south they haven't thought this through".

The authors note that workplaces will need to adopt strategies to reduce workplace heat exposure and improve access to drinking water and fitness programs to mitigate against the effects of increased heat wave frequency.

And what's it like for a rectum who is at the bottom, and is a bottom?

You answered your own question.

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