Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate

Description

Climate change is already having serious impacts on the safety and health of workers in all regions of the world. Workers are among those most exposed to climate change hazards yet frequently have no choice but to continue working, even if conditions are dangerous. Global occupational safety and health (OSH) protections have struggled to keep up with the evolving risks from climate change, resulting in worker mortality and morbidity.

This report by the International Labour Office (ILO) presents critical evidence related to the impacts of climate change on OSH, to bring attention to the global health threat workers are currently facing. The report addresses the following key issues:

Excessive heat
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation
Extreme weather events
Workplace air pollution
Vector-borne diseases
Agrochemicals

Reference information

Websites:

https://www.ilo.org/publications/ensuring-safety-and-health-work-changing-climate

Source:

International Labour Office, 2024, Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate, Geneva

Published in Climate-ADAPT: May 22, 2024

Date of publication:

2024

Keywords:

climate health crisis, occupational health and safety

Climate impacts:

Non specific

Adaptation Approaches:

Sector Policies, Just Resilience, Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Agriculture, Business and industry, Health

Geographic characterisation:

Global

Health impact:

-NONSPECIFIC-

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