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April 23, 2024

Impacts of climate change on occupational health and safety

Abstract

Research on the potential effects of climate changes on worker health and safety is still in its infancy. OHS risks can be related to them directly (heat stroke, mortality and morbidity resulting from floods, storms, increased ultraviolet radiation, etc.) or indirectly (infectious diseases, air and water quality, etc.). They can also be associated with the new jobs created by combating or adapting to climate change. In fact, the combating of climate change is offering opportunities for new industries and new jobs in several sectors, such as those in construction, sustainable forestry, agriculture, transport, and recycling.

The objective of this project is to explore the research avenues relating to the impact of climate changes on workers’ health and safety. More specifically, the project will involve the production of a general panorama of the links between climate changes and OHS, the structuring of a procedure promoting joint action and national and international reflection, the identification of priority issues, and the proposal of avenues of research.

Produced Under this Project

  • Évaluation des impacts potentiels des changements climatiques sur la santé et la sécurité (SST) des travailleurs du Québec

    Adam-Poupart A., Smargiassi A., France Labrèche, Duguay P., Marc-Antoine Busque, Zayed J.

    Source :

    in Curiosité diversité responsabilité : Congrès de l'Association francophone pour le savoir / ACFAS (79e : 9-13 mai, 2011 : Sherbrooke, Canada), 2011

  • Impacts of climate change on occupational health and safety (Poster)

    Adam-Poupart A., France Labrèche, Smargiassi A., Duguay P., Marc-Antoine Busque, Gagné C., Zayed J.

    Source :

    in Congrès mondial sur la sécurité et la santé au travail, (19e : 11-15 septembre, 2011 : Istanbul, Turquie), 2011

  • Impacts of climate change on occupational health and safety in Quebec, Canada (Poster)

    Adam-Poupart A., France Labrèche, Smargiassi A., Duguay P., Marc-Antoine Busque, Gagné C., Zayed J.

    Source :

    in Un regard vers l'avenir en santé publique : 7e Colloque annuel de l'Association des étudiantes et étudiants en santé publique de l'Université de Montréal / AÉÉSPUM, (7e : 21 février, 2012 : Montréal, Canada), UDM, 2012

  • Climate change and occupational health and safety in a temperate climate: potential impacts and research priorities in Quebec, Canada

    Adam-Poupart A., France Labrèche, Smargiassi A., Duguay P., Marc-Antoine Busque, Gagné C., Rintamaki H., Hjellstrom T., Zayed J.

    Source :

    Industrial Health, vol. 51, no 1, 2013, p. 68-78

  • Climate change and workers' health and safety: research prioritization

    Adam-Poupart A., Smargiassi A., France Labrèche, Duguay P., Marc-Antoine Busque, Zayed J.

    Source :

    in 30th International Congress on Occupational Health / ICOH (30th : March 18-23, 2012 : Cancun, Mexico), 2012

  • Issues related to climate change impacts in the workplace

    France Labrèche, Smargiassi A., Adam-Poupart A., Duguay P., Marc-Antoine Busque, Zayed J.

    Source :

    in Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health / ICOH, (30th : March 18-23, 2012, Cancun, Mexico), 2012

  • Climate change and occupational health and Safety in a temperate climate: potential impacts and research priorities in Quebec

    Adam-Poupart A., France Labrèche, Smargiassi A., Duguay P. , Marc-Antoine Busque, Gagné C. , Rintamaki H., Kjellstrom T., Zayed J.

    Source :

    GOHNET Newsletter, no 20, 2013, p. 16-17

Additional Information

Type: Project
Number: 2010-0004
Status: Completed
Year of completion: 2012
Research Field: Special Projects
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