Arctic Five Chair in Occupational Medicine focuses on the occupational health challenges and solutions in the Arctic and subarctic regions
Hans Pettersson, the vice-lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Working in the Arctic, was appointed as a Arctic Five Chair In Occupation Medicine. The research questions of his project cover the impact of climate and weather on outdoor workers’ performance, health, and safety, including mitigative and adaptive strategies.
Hans Petterson is a Research fellow at the Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine at Umeå University.
As an Arctic Five Chair he is looking to develop new knowledge and solutions to improve the health of outdoor workers in Arctic and Subarctic environments, together with scholars in Norway and Finland. The aim is to bring about models and tools that can be used both in education and at workplaces that are affected by with these work environment challenges.
For more information, visit the Arctic Five website.