A Review of Heat Stress Policies in the Context of Climate Change and Its Impacts on Outdoor Workers: Evidence From Zimbabwe

Bigboy Ngwenya, Jacques Oosthuizen, Martyn Cross, Kwasi Frimpong and Cynthia Nombulelo Chaibva
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Bigboy Ngwenya: Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Jacques Oosthuizen: Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Martyn Cross: Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Kwasi Frimpong: Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Cynthia Nombulelo Chaibva: National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Record-breaking summer heat events are increasing in frequency in Zimbabwe and 2016 was a particularly hot year with the country experiencing its worst heat wave event in decades. Currently, Zimbabwe has no coordinated public health response to deal with heat wave events and no specific data on heat-related morbidity and mortality. The country has no legislation for protecting workers against environmental heat exposure, particularly those most vulnerable who are employed in the informal sector. These workers are also at risk due to their outdoor work environments. The article outlines the state of climate and heat stresses in Zimbabwe, as benchmarked against other African countries and France. It further summarizes outdoor workers' susceptibility to heat exposure and the need for the Zimbabwean Government to develop policies to ensure the health and safety of an increasing population of outdoor workers in Zimbabwe.

Date: 2018
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