Efek kesehatan dampak suhu ekstrem panas di tempat kerja: Heat stroke

Maharani, Aulia Ikka
Raihanah, Yasmin Jamil
Mubien, Muhammad Fatha

Public Health Risk Assesment Journal
Vol. 1 No. 2: (January) 2024

This study focuses on the impact of climate change and increasing global temperatures on workers' health, particularly the risk of heat stroke. Climate change has triggered extreme weather and temperature increases, significantly affecting workers in outdoor sectors such as agriculture, industry, fisheries, forestry, and construction. heat stroke is a serious medical condition that occurs when a person's body temperature rises significantly, often as a result of working in high-temperature conditions. This study aims to understand the issues, causes, risk factors, pathophysiology, and prevention methods of heat stroke in the workplace. The results of this research are expected to serve as a reference for companies and workers in dealing with extreme weather and preventing heat stroke.