Intervention studies in five strategic industries, have finalised detailed study initiation packages, clinical trials registrations, communication materials, ethical approvals for qualitative and quantitative research, obtained informed consent and begun worker recruitment. In outdoor construction, companies have been recruited, co-creation sessions conducted, and pre-intervention fieldwork started. In health care, a model was developed to conceptualize the impact of sustainable work practices on working conditions and health and wellbeing. Recruitment of health care departments is ongoing, and data collection from individual workers begun. In public transit, the (natural) experimental phase was launched with approximately half of the planned number of participants recruited to date. In renewable energy (wind turbine), contact was established with participating companies and site visits held. Detailed work is characterising baseline working conditions, and integrating ultraviolet lighting systems into processes. In waste management/recycling, detailed baseline data has been captured, harmonised, laboratory and statistical analyses are ongoing, and subsequent follow-up and intervention phases prepared. Harmonisation of protocols for co-creation procedures, and common exposures and mental and physical health outcome data were prepared. A related systematic living review of interventions is published on the project website.
Standard operating procedures were developed for internal and external data collection for several Tasks including for measurements of temperature, humidity, solar UV radiation, and physical activity. A framework for developing new job-exposure matrices (JEMs) for occupational heat, cold, and solar UV has been established. A detailed protocol was developed for a biomarker-based study. A consortium of occupational cohort studies to evaluate long-term health effects of occupational heat, cold, and solar UV radiation exposure is established.
Survey questions and a guideline for qualitative interviews have been finalized on green transition, organizational change, and work environment norms. Preparations for interviews are underway with intervention studies (above). The methodology for comparative legal and policy analysis is established to examine how regulations and norms affect implementation of workplace interventions. We engaged stakeholders by performing a multi-level mapping. We launched a short stakeholder survey inviting over 400 participants.
