OBJECTIVES To examine the incidence, clinical state, personal risk factors, haematology, and biochemistry of heat exhaustion occurring at a deep underground metalliferous mine. To describe the underground thermal conditions associated with the occurrence of heat exhaustion. METHODS A 1 year prospective case series of acute heat exhaustion was undertaken. A history was obtained with a structur...

Background: Heat stress is one of the harmful factors present in many workplaces. It can lead to performance loss and low functionality of the labor force. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate exposure to heat stress and its consequent performance loss among workers functioning in indoor high-temperature workplaces. Materials and Methods: This descriptive, analytical study was co...

in this  cross sectional s tudy carried out in s pring and s ummer, 79 farmers  working  in different  job  pos itions including agriculture, hus bandry and horticulture in north of iran were participa ted. evaluation of the heat s tres s was conducted us ing wet bulb glob temperature (wbgt) index according iso7243 and heat s train evaluation us ing  meas uring  the  individual  phys iological ...

OBJECTIVES An estimation of metabolic rate (MR) is needed to determine wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) reference values in order to reduce heat strain in physical workers. The aim of this study was to develop MR prediction equation for younger and older men in hot working environments. METHODS We measured the MR and heart rate (HR) of both younger and older men at ambient temperatures (Ta) ...

The WBGT heat stress index has been well tested under a variety of climatic conditions and quantitative links have been established between WBGT and the work-rest cycles needed to prevent heat stress effects at the workplace. While there are more specific methods based on individual physiological measurements to determine heat strain in an individual worker, the WBGT index is used in internatio...

Abstract Ensuring the well-being of animals during transport is becoming an increasingly important societal concern. The Australian livestock export industry recognises need for comprehensive monitoring and reporting on animal welfare sea transport. It predicted that pen-side assessments sheep can be used to monitor environmental conditions, resource access, health behavioural outcomes througho...

Statistical post-processing is an indispensable tool for providing accurate weather forecasts and early warnings extremes. Most statistical univariate, with dependencies introduced via use of empirical copula. Standard methods take a dependence template from either the raw ensemble output (ensemble copula coupling, ECC) or observations (Schaake Shuffle, SSh). There are drawbacks to both methods...

background: heat stress is one of the harmful factors present in many workplaces. it can lead to performance loss and low functionality of the labor force. therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate exposure to heat stress and its consequent performance loss among workers functioning in indoor high-temperature workplaces. materials and methods: this descriptive, analytical study was condu...

original article   introduction: exposure to heat is one of the workplace risk factors, which may lead to thermal strain, such as rising heart rate and body temperature. to have the best association between a heat stress indices and physiological parameters have always been a major concern for those studying the subject. this study aims to compare the association of two heat stress indices with...