Abstract:
This study examines how extreme heat affects workplace accidents in Italy's various economic sectors. Using granular data by sector, day, and province (NUTS-3) for 2018-2024, we evaluate the contribution of occupational exposure as a source of diverse effects at the sector level. Our findings imply that while the average effects of extreme heat on workplace accidents are, at best, negligible, high temperatures significantly raise the frequency of medium-to-low severity accidents for sectors with high levels of exposure, while exposure and extreme heat alone do not account for fatalities.
