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Heat exposure in sugarcane workers in Costa Rica during the non-harvest season
(Global Health Action, 2010)
This observational pilot study was carried out at three sugarcane companies in Costa Rica. Its main objective
was to determine the potential for heat stress conditions for workers in one sugarcane-growing region in
Costa ...
Climate Change, workplace heat exposure, and Occupational Health and productivity in Central America
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2011)
Climate change is increasing heat exposure in places such as Central America, a tropical region with generally hot/humid conditions. Working people are at particular risk of heat stress because of the intrabody heat ...