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PRESENTED BY: Ilana Weiss LA ISLA NETWORK
Where heavy labor, high environmental temperature and inadequate worker protections likely exist
PRESENTED BY: Ilana Weiss LA ISLA NETWORK Where heavy labor, high - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
PRESENTED BY: Ilana Weiss LA ISLA NETWORK Where heavy labor, high - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
PRESENTED BY: Ilana Weiss LA ISLA NETWORK Where heavy labor, high environmental temperature and inadequate worker protections likely exist Exertional heat stroke (potentially fatal) Lower productivity Increased accidents Kidney
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- Exertional heat stroke (potentially fatal)
- Lower productivity
- Increased accidents
- Kidney injury Kidney disease
in sugar cane context and elsewhere: sports medicine, military and other industrial sectors
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Recent publications in leading scientific journals
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Heat Stress
process to the limit Environmental heat
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Internal heat produced from physical work
- Greater physical strain
- Hotter internal body
temperature Greater health risk Increased accident risk Reduced productivi ty
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External Factors
Relative humidity Clothing Temperature & speed of air Heavy workload & piece rate
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Internal Factors
Metabolic load Sex Fever
Health condition
Dehydration
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20 40 60 80 100
Time of day
Heart rate (% HRmax)
6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM Figure: Average heart rate across one workday for 20 sugarcane workers.
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20 40 60 80 100
Time of day
Heart rate (% HRmax)
6 A M 7 A M 8 A M 9 A M 1 A M 1 1 A M 1 2 P M 1 P M
Figure: Average heart rate across one workday for 20 sugarcane workers.
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Water | Rest | Shade
BREAKS Scheduled SHADE TENTS Moveable HYDRATION Clean water and hydrating beverage
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Recommended Rests
Sugarcane cutters Seed cutters Other field work
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Rest Schedule
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30 min rest 15 min rest 45 min rest
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Shade Tents
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Hydration
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Well-Implemented interventions
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