‘Zonked the hell out’: Climate change and heat stress at work

Humphrys, E; Goodman, J; Newman, F

‘Zonked the hell out’: Climate change and heat stress at work

Humphrys, E

Goodman, J

Newman, F

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Publisher:: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2022, 33, (2), pp. 256-271
Issue Date:: 2022-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Humphrys, E https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0192-0426
dc.contributor.author	Goodman, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-3416
dc.contributor.author	Newman, F
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-31T01:17:41Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-31T01:17:41Z
dc.date.issued	2022-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2022, 33, (2), pp. 256-271
dc.identifier.issn	1035-3046
dc.identifier.issn	1838-2673
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163017
dc.description.abstract	Climate change is most directly felt by people who cannot escape its impacts, including workers whose source of livelihood may put them directly at risk from high heat. Research on these impacts for Australian workers, especially the sociopolitical determinants of effective workplace heat management, remains limited. This article presents findings from a national research project that investigated these issues in collaboration with the Australia-based United Workers Union. It reports on the experiences of members exposed to high heat, explores how they address heat stress and how they relate this to climate change. The article expands understanding of the impacts of workplace heat, especially for indoor workers and those in lower paid jobs, through a focus on how workers articulate their experiences and understand and exercise their agency at work. JEL codes: Q54, J28.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Economic and Labour Relations Review
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/10353046221092414
dc.rights	Humphrys, E., Goodman, J., & Newman, F. (2022). ‘Zonked the hell out’: Climate change and heat stress at work. The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 33(2), 256–271. Copyright ©2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10353046221092414
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1402 Applied Economics, 1503 Business and Management, 1605 Policy and Administration
dc.title	‘Zonked the hell out’: Climate change and heat stress at work
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Climate change is most directly felt by people who cannot escape its impacts, including workers whose source of livelihood may put them directly at risk from high heat. Research on these impacts for Australian workers, especially the sociopolitical determinants of effective workplace heat management, remains limited. This article presents findings from a national research project that investigated these issues in collaboration with the Australia-based United Workers Union. It reports on the experiences of members exposed to high heat, explores how they address heat stress and how they relate this to climate change. The article expands understanding of the impacts of workplace heat, especially for indoor workers and those in lower paid jobs, through a focus on how workers articulate their experiences and understand and exercise their agency at work. JEL codes: Q54, J28.

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