Transdisciplinary Seminar Series in Sustainability · Dr. Stephen S. Cheung Professor, Department...
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Transdisciplinary Seminar Series in Sustainability January 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm Schmon Tower, Room 105 Everyone welcome www.brocku.ca/esrc @BrockUESRC This seminar series is held as part of the Master of Sustainability transdisciplinary seminar course (SSAS 5P04). Environmental Sustainability Research Centre Dr. Stephen S. Cheung Professor, Department of Kinesiology Canada Research Chair in Environmental Physiology (2007-2017) Member, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre Occupational Heat Stress: Health Impacts and a Continuum of Countermeasures Heat stress is an occupational hazard throughout the globe and across all industries and sectors, impacting both human health and economic productivity. With global warming, predictions for health impact are increasingly severe. Solutions must be holistic, involving strategies along the continuum from policy changes through to advanced technology. This seminar will give an overview of a variety of industries impacted by heat stress, the challenges of developing physical employment standards to screen for thermal susceptibility, and some emerging technologies that we are developing at Brock to assist with ultra-deep mining in northern Ontario.
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Transdisciplinary Seminar Series in Sustainability
January 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm Schmon Tower, Room 105 Everyone welcome www.brocku.ca/esrc @BrockUESRC This seminar series is held as part of the Master of Sustainability transdisciplinary seminar course (SSAS 5P04).
Environmental Sustainability Research Centre
Dr. Stephen S. Cheung Professor, Department of Kinesiology Canada Research Chair in Environmental Physiology (2007-2017) Member, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre
Occupational Heat Stress: Health Impacts and a Continuum of Countermeasures
Heat stress is an occupational hazard throughout the globe and across all industries and sectors, impacting both human health and economic productivity. With global warming, predictions for health impact are increasingly severe. Solutions must be holistic, involving strategies along the continuum from policy changes through to advanced technology. This seminar will give an overview of a variety of industries impacted by heat stress, the challenges of developing physical employment standards to screen for thermal susceptibility, and some emerging technologies that we are developing at Brock to assist with ultra-deep mining in northern Ontario.
