Table 1. Overview of the selected studies.
| Author(s) | Year | Research origin | Category | Intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates and Schneider25) | 2008 | United Arab Emirates | Administrative Environmental engineering |
Fluid intake, Self-pacing TWL monitoring |
| Bates et al.27) | 2010 | United Arab Emirates | Administrative | Fluid intake |
| Chan and Yang34) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative | PeSI monitoring |
| Chan et al.30) | 2012a | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative | Optimal recovery time |
| Chan et al.31) | 2012b | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative | Optimal recovery time |
| Chan et al.42) | 2012 | Hong Kong SAR | Environmental engineering | TWL monitoring |
| Chan et al. | 2013 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Hybrid cooling vest; Cooling vest with frozen gel packs |
| Chan et al.45) | 2013 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Hybrid cooling vest; Cooling vest with frozen gel packs |
| Chan et al.46) | 2015 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Hybrid cooling vest; Cooling vest with frozen gel packs |
| Chan et al.47) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Hybrid cooling vest |
| Chan et al.48) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Hybrid cooling vest |
| Chan et al.49) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Hybrid cooling vest; Cooling vest with frozen gel packs |
| Chan et al.50) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Hybrid cooling vest |
| Chan et al.51) | 2015 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Work unifrom |
| Chan et al.52) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Work unifrom |
| Chan et al.53) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Work unifrom |
| Dehghan et al.41) | 2012 | Iran | Environmental engineering | WBGT monitoring |
| Farshad et al.40) | 2014 | Iran | Environmental engineering | TWL monitoring |
| Heus and Kistemaker44) | 1998 | n.a. | Personal engineering | Work unifrom |
| Jia et al.37) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative | Socio-ergonomic model |
| Miller and Bates28) | 2007a | Australia | Administrative | Fluid intake |
| Miller and Bates39) | 2007 | Australia | Environmental engineering | TWL monitoring |
| Miller et al.4) | 2011 | United Arab Emirates | Administrative | Self-pacing |
| Montazer et al.29) | 2013 | Iran | Administrative | Fluid intake |
| Rowlinson and Jia9) | 2014 | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative | Optimized work-rest regimen |
| Rowlinson and Jia38) | 2015 | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative | Proactive and reactive behavioural intervention |
| Pérez-Alonso et al.1) | 2011 | Spain | Administrative Environmental engineering |
Optimized work-rest regimes ESI monitoring |
| Yabuki et al.35) | 2013 | Japan | Administrative | Heatstroke prevention system |
| Yang and Chan33) | 2015 | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative | PeSI monitoring |
| Yang and Chan55) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Work uniform |
| Yi and Chan8) | 2013 | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative | Optimized work-rest schedule |
| Yi and Chan26) | 2014 | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative Environmental engineering |
Heat tolerance time WBGT monitoring |
| Yi and Chan32) | 2014 | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative | Optimal work pattern |
| Yi et al.36) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Administrative | Early-warning system |
| Yi et al.54) | 2016 | Hong Kong SAR | Personal engineering | Work unifrom |
Abbreviation: ESI: environmental stress index; PeSI: perceptual strain index; TWL: thermal work limit; WBGT: wet bulb globe temperature