Apprentice tradies to swallow tiny thermometers for heat stress productivity studies

2015 study said climate change would cause productivity to decrease by up to 20% globally during summer months by 2050

Apprentice tradies in northern Australia will swallow capsule thermometers to track their core body temperature during work hours as part of a range of studies to address productivity lost through heat stress in the tropics.

A 2015 study found that heat stress cost the Australian economy $6.2bn in lost productivity and suggested that temperature increases due to climate change would cause productivity to decrease by up to 20% globally during summer months by 2050.