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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Correlates of occupational heat-induced illness costs: case study of South Australia 2000 to 2014 |
Author: | Xiang, J. Hansen, A. Pisaniello, D. Dear, K. Bi, P. |
Citation: | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2018; 60(9):463-469 |
Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
ISSN: | 1076-2752 1536-5948 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jianjun Xiang, Alana Hansen, Dino Pisaniello, Keith Dear and Peng Bi |
Abstract: | Objective: To investigate the profile of occupational heat-induced illness costs in South Australia and to examine the association with high temperature. Methods: Workers’ compensation claim data were used to quantify the associations between maximum temperature (Tmax) and occupational heat illness (OHI)-related costs, using time-series analysis after controlling for confounding factors. Results: Four hundred thirty-eight OHI claims in 2000 to 2014 resulted in total medical costs of AU$6,002,840 and 5,036 work days lost. Relatively higher OHI burdens were found in men, those aged 25 to 44 years, new workers, medium-size businesses, and those employed in the mining industry. A 1 8C increase in Tmax above about 33 8C was associated with a 41.6% increase in medical costs and a 74.8% increase in days lost due to OHI, respectively. Conclusions: The cost profile of OHI may be used to justify interventions for particular industries, occupations, and worker categories. |
Keywords: | Climate; cost burden; heat stress; occupational heat illness; South Australia |
Rights: | © 2018 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited |
DOI: | 10.1097/jom.0000000000001395 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/jom.0000000000001395 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Public Health publications |
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