Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Spatial Changes in Work Capacity for Occupations Vulnerable to Heat Stress: Potential Regional Impacts From Global Climate Change (Original Article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Spatial Changes in Work Capacity for Occupations Vulnerable to Heat Stress: Potential Regional Impacts From Global Climate Change (Original Article)
Spatial Changes in Work Capacity for Occupations Vulnerable to Heat Stress: Potential Regional Impacts From Global Climate Change (Original Article)
Subject
Climate change adaptation, Exploratory spatial data analysis, Labor productivity, Work capacity, Working conditions
Description
Background: As the impact of climate change intensifies, exposure to heat stress will grow, leading to a loss of work capacity for vulnerable occupations and affecting individual labor decisions. This study estimates the future work capacity under the Representative Concentration Pathways 8.5 scenario and discusses its regional impacts on the occupational structure in the Republic of Korea.
Methods: The data utilized for this study constitute the local wet bulb globe temperature from the Korea Meteorological Administration and information from the Korean Working Condition Survey from the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute of Korea. Using these data, we classify the occupations vulnerable to heat stress and estimate future changes in work capacity at the local scale, considering the occupational structure. We then identify the spatial cluster of diminishing work capacity using exploratory spatial data analysis.
Results: Our findings indicate that 52 occupations are at risk of heat stress, including machine operators and elementary laborers working in the construction, welding, metal, and mining industries. Moreover,spatial clusters with diminished work capacity appear in southwest Korea.
Conclusion: Although previous studies investigated the work capacity associated with heat stress in
terms of climatic impact, this study quantifies the local impacts due to the global risk of climate change. The results suggest the need for mainstreaming an adaptation policy related to work capacity in regional development strategies.
Methods: The data utilized for this study constitute the local wet bulb globe temperature from the Korea Meteorological Administration and information from the Korean Working Condition Survey from the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute of Korea. Using these data, we classify the occupations vulnerable to heat stress and estimate future changes in work capacity at the local scale, considering the occupational structure. We then identify the spatial cluster of diminishing work capacity using exploratory spatial data analysis.
Results: Our findings indicate that 52 occupations are at risk of heat stress, including machine operators and elementary laborers working in the construction, welding, metal, and mining industries. Moreover,spatial clusters with diminished work capacity appear in southwest Korea.
Conclusion: Although previous studies investigated the work capacity associated with heat stress in
terms of climatic impact, this study quantifies the local impacts due to the global risk of climate change. The results suggest the need for mainstreaming an adaptation policy related to work capacity in regional development strategies.
Creator
Donghyun Kim , Junbeom Lee
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
March 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
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Language
English
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Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
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Donghyun Kim , Junbeom Lee, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Spatial Changes in Work Capacity for Occupations Vulnerable to Heat Stress: Potential Regional Impacts From Global Climate Change (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 18, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1978.
Spatial Changes in Work Capacity for Occupations Vulnerable to Heat Stress: Potential Regional Impacts From Global Climate Change (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 18, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1978.