POLICY BRIEF article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Occupational Health and Safety
This article is part of the Research TopicNavigating Environmental Hazards in the Workplace: Impacts and InterventionsView all 28 articles
Framework for developing research and policy to address climate-related occupational hazards
Provisionally accepted
- Independent Occupational Safety and Health Consultant, Cincinnati, United States
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Throughout the world, workers are suffering and dying from exposure to climate-related hazards. The threat to workers from these hazards is growing, making worker protection actions an urgent concern. This Policy Brief provides a protective framework. It consists of five linked elements; climate-related hazards are causally linked to adverse effects, which requires needed action and which are modified by various factors. To carry out the needed action, this brief proposes a new model built on the realization that the responsibility for preventing climate-related hazards to workers falls on both employers and authorities/politicians since climate change is not only a workplace issue but also a public issue that requires political action to mitigate exposure.
Keywords: Climate Change, ambient temperature, Workers, environment, Public Health
Received: 25 Aug 2025; Accepted: 04 Nov 2025.
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* Correspondence: Paul A. Schulte, velpaul@fuse.net
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