An occupational heat-health warning system for Europe: The HEAT-SHIELD platform
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Standard
An occupational heat-health warning system for Europe: The HEAT-SHIELD platform. / Morabito, Marco; Messeri, Alessandro; Noti, Pascal; Casanueva, Ana; Crisci, Alfonso; Kotlarski, Sven; Orlandini, Simone; Schwierz, Cornelia; Spirig, Christoph; Kingma, Boris René Motrona; Flouris, Andreas D; Nybo, Lars.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 16, No. 16, 2890, 2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Harvard
APA
Vancouver
Author
Bibtex
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - An occupational heat-health warning system for Europe: The HEAT-SHIELD platform
AU - Morabito, Marco
AU - Messeri, Alessandro
AU - Noti, Pascal
AU - Casanueva, Ana
AU - Crisci, Alfonso
AU - Kotlarski, Sven
AU - Orlandini, Simone
AU - Schwierz, Cornelia
AU - Spirig, Christoph
AU - Kingma, Boris René Motrona
AU - Flouris, Andreas D
AU - Nybo, Lars
N1 - CURIS 2019 NEXS 261
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Existing heat-health warning systems focus on warning vulnerable groups in order to reduce mortality. However, human health and performance are affected at much lower environmental heat strain levels than those directly associated with higher mortality. Moreover, workers are at elevated health risks when exposed to prolonged heat. This study describes the multilingual "HEAT-SHIELD occupational warning system" platform (https://heatshield.zonalab.it/) operating for Europe and developed within the framework of the HEAT-SHIELD project. This system is based on probabilistic medium-range forecasts calibrated on approximately 1800 meteorological stations in Europe and provides the ensemble forecast of the daily maximum heat stress. The platform provides a non-customized output represented by a map showing the weekly maximum probability of exceeding a specific heat stress condition, for each of the four upcoming weeks. Customized output allows the forecast of the personalized local heat-stress-risk based on workers' physical, clothing and behavioral characteristics and the work environment (outdoors in the sun or shade), also taking into account heat acclimatization. Personal daily heat stress risk levels and behavioral suggestions (hydration and work breaks recommended) to be taken into consideration in the short term (5 days) are provided together with long-term heat risk forecasts (up to 46 days), all which are useful for planning work activities. The HEAT-SHIELD platform provides adaptation strategies for "managing" the impact of global warming.
AB - Existing heat-health warning systems focus on warning vulnerable groups in order to reduce mortality. However, human health and performance are affected at much lower environmental heat strain levels than those directly associated with higher mortality. Moreover, workers are at elevated health risks when exposed to prolonged heat. This study describes the multilingual "HEAT-SHIELD occupational warning system" platform (https://heatshield.zonalab.it/) operating for Europe and developed within the framework of the HEAT-SHIELD project. This system is based on probabilistic medium-range forecasts calibrated on approximately 1800 meteorological stations in Europe and provides the ensemble forecast of the daily maximum heat stress. The platform provides a non-customized output represented by a map showing the weekly maximum probability of exceeding a specific heat stress condition, for each of the four upcoming weeks. Customized output allows the forecast of the personalized local heat-stress-risk based on workers' physical, clothing and behavioral characteristics and the work environment (outdoors in the sun or shade), also taking into account heat acclimatization. Personal daily heat stress risk levels and behavioral suggestions (hydration and work breaks recommended) to be taken into consideration in the short term (5 days) are provided together with long-term heat risk forecasts (up to 46 days), all which are useful for planning work activities. The HEAT-SHIELD platform provides adaptation strategies for "managing" the impact of global warming.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Worker
KW - Customized forecast
KW - Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT)
KW - Risk level
KW - Heat adaptation
KW - Work breaks
KW - Hydration
KW - European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
KW - Global warming
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph16162890
DO - 10.3390/ijerph16162890
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31412559
VL - 16
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1661-7827
IS - 16
M1 - 2890
ER -
ID: 225955942