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  Abstract: 'This report summarizes and discusses current knowledge on the impact that climate change can have on occupational safety and health (OSH), with a particular focus on the Americas. Worker safety and health issues are presented on topics related to specific stressors (e.g., temperature extremes), climate associated impacts (e.g., ice melt in the Arctic), and a health condition associated with climate change (chronic kidney disease of non-traditional etiology). The article discusses research needs, including hazards, surveillance, and risk assessment activities to better characterize and understand how OSH may be associated with climate change events. Also discussed are the actions that OSH professionals can take to ensure worker health and safety in the face of climate change.'
  Accession Number: PMC5176103
  Author: 'Kiefer, Max; Rodríguez-Guzmán, Julietta; Watson, Joanna; van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Mergler, Donna; da Silva, Agnes Soares'
  ISSN: "1020-4989\r1680-5348"
  Issue: 3
  Journal: Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American Journal of Public Health
  Name of Database: PMC
  Notes: "27991978[pmid]\rRev Panam Salud Publica"
  Pages: 192-197
  Title: 'Worker health and safety and climate change in the Americas: Issues and research needs'
  URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5176103/
  Volume: 40
  Year: 2016
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