Occupational Health

The Issue 

A changing climate can have a significant impact on people’s health and safety at work. Extreme temperatures can lead to heat stroke or hypothermia in employees and make it dangerous to work outside. Floods, storms and pollution can also create unsafe occupational environments. Some occupations require workers to be out in these extreme conditions for extended periods of time. Knowledge gaps remain as to the extent of occupational exposure to unsafe working conditions in a changed climate and the associated impacts on health and safety.

Our Experts

Kate Applebaum
Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health
GW Milken Institute School of Public Health

David Michaels
Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health
GW Milken Institute School of Public Health