A Google Earth Engine App for Mapping Occupational Heat-Related Workability Loss Across Italian Municipalities

This Google Earth Engine (GEE) application, developed within the framework of the Worklimate 2.0 Research Project, provides spatially explicit estimates of heat-related workability loss (WL) across Italian municipalities. Designed to support the management of occupational health risks linked to summer heat exposure, the tool offers a flexible and interactive environment for visualizing how heat stress affects outdoor work capacity under varying environmental and operational conditions. Based on high-resolution MOLOCH/ERA5 climate data (2.5 km) and algorithms derived from the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) index, the application displays average WL percentages for different 10-day periods. Users can filter the results by: Work shift (five 8-hour timeframes) Metabolic workload (moderate: 300 W; high: 415 W) Exposure condition (sun or shade) Additional geographic classifications include region, elevation class (plain vs. non-plain), and coastal proximity, with focused analysis available for 14 major Italian metropolitan areas. Targeted at public institutions, researchers, and professionals, the application contributes to heat adaptation planning and supports evidence-based decision-making in the fields of occupational safety and climate resilience. 👉 Access the GEE App: https://ee-worklimate.projects.earthengine.app/view/workabilityloss This work was funded under the INAIL Research Plan 2022–2024 (Project ID 05), as part of the Worklimate 2.0 Project (Prot. No. 115715, April 18, 2023). Contacts Marco Morabito, e-mail: [e-mail] Michela Bonafede, e-mail: [e-mail] Alessandro Marinaccio, e-mail: [e-mail]