Heat stress in the workplace

In the present report, at the request of the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Health Council of the Netherlands has investigated whether at the present time there are any new scientific insights concerning health-based and safety-based limit values for heat stress in the workplace, and whether any such insights can be expected in due course. This report is the first in a series of reports examining occupational risks covered by the Working Conditions Act and its associated regulations. In order to be able to answer the Minister's questions, the Committee studied scientific data on the adverse short-term and long-term effects of heat stress. In this report, the Committee makes no proposals concerning the level of a limit value.