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Migrant workers die for sport

Published on 02/04/202202/04/2022 by Annet Lenderink

Yesterday was the draw for the World Cup in Qatar. A tournament about which a lot has been said, also when it comes to matters other than sports. In the ten-year preparation for the tournament, there are... Read more

The heat wave of 2019 with experiences in construction

Published on 12/08/202012/08/2020 by Annet Lenderink

Sanja Kandic, a student at a Swedish university, investigated in her master's thesis the consequences of the heat wave of 2019 on the health and well-being of construction workers in the Netherlands. Her goal was insight... Read more

Heat stress and sunburn threaten outdoor workers

Published on 10/08/202014/03/2022 by Annet Lenderink

It's hot and it's hard to get through the day a little cool, even when we're at home. But there are also people who are outside all day because of their work... Read more

Forging the iron when it's hot

Published on 31/07/201919/08/2019 by Annet Lenderink

It was hot last week and ancient heat records have been broken. Hot at home and hot at work. In the newspapers and on TV, a lot of attention has been paid to the risks of heat and... Read more

Get used to the heat during exercise

Published on 25/07/201922/01/2020 by Annet Lenderink

Can you get used to the heat? Is there such a thing as heat adaptation? Can you prepare for exercise in the heat? Those are questions that you would like to see answered at these temperatures. It is everywhere... Read more

"Low risk" heat claims victims

Published on 07/04/201906/04/2019 by Annet Lenderink

It is not even very warm yet, but today the media is talking about the risks of working and exercising in the heat. The reason is reporting reports from Zembla and the Stentor about the hold... Read more

Working in the heat: health risks

Published on 26/12/201826/12/2018 by Annet Lenderink

We know that working when it is hot is not pleasant. The fact that working in the heat also entails health risks has been extensively researched. But still many people know in us... Read more

Too hot to work and to live

Published on 23/12/201826/09/2020 by Annet Lenderink

It will not have escaped anyone's attention that this was the year in which climate played an important role. Climate conferences, climate laws, climate agreements and climate tables are a topic of conversation every day. Summer was here... Read more

The man who collapsed on the field

Published on 24/07/201802/10/2018 by Annet Lenderink

On a hot day in the Norwegian summer, a man working in a field collapses and loses consciousness. He works as a seasonal worker in agriculture, is in something... Read more