A study on the effects of weather conditions on the worker health and performance in a construction site

Abstract

The temperature of the working environment affects the performance of the workers in physical and psychological ways. Thermal stress directly influence the labor productivity in the environment of low and high environment also causes work accidents. Especially considering the nature of the construction industry, the construction sites are located at uncovered areas exposed to the severe climatic conditions and so the workers are relatively more prone to the thermal stress considering any other business. This study considered specifically the construction industry, depending on climatic conditions at the site, the influence of the heat stress on the employees were investigated considering the performance and health basis moreover several recommendations were made on ways to cope with heat stress.