Climate Change: Health and Safety of Workers

Abstract

Climate change causes unprecedented changes in the environment, ecology, economy and health of the population and presents new challenges in protecting workers from occupational hazards. It affects the safety and health of workers worldwide. Many employees in various industries and business sectors face dangers due to rapid climate change. This chapter is structured in three distinct parts. There is a detailed report on climate change factors and any possible hazards or health issues threatening workers in the first part. Furthermore, it reports strategies that can reduce the risk of work-related illnesses and injuries from climate change. The second part provides the necessary vocabulary related to climate change and the health and safety of workers. Finally, the third and last part includes a variety of exercises aiming to consolidate further the terms mentioned above to improve the grammatical and syntactical skills of students.

Citation

Barbouti-Baloti, P., Kouna, A. and Skanavis, C. (2022), "Climate Change: Health and Safety of Workers", Manolas, E. and Leal Filho, W. (Ed.) The Academic Language of Climate Change: An Introduction for Students and Non-native Speakers, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 21-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80382-911-120221004