This study tested a new ice cooling system that permits ice cooling system recharge without personal protective clothing removal. Six male volunteers (22.1 +/- 1.2 years) underwent tests with the new ice cooling system (COOL) and without (NOCL) at a moderate work rate (450 W) in three environments of 28, 23, and 18 +/- 1 degrees C wet bulb globe temperature. Walks at 28 degrees C were carried o...

This study compared the effects of a low-frequency electrical stimulation (LFES; Veinoplus(®) Sport, Ad Rem Technology, Paris, France), a low-frequency electrical stimulation combined with a cooling vest (LFESCR ) and an active recovery combined with a cooling vest (ACTCR ) as recovery strategies on performance (racing time and pacing strategies), physiologic and perceptual responses between tw...

Global warming will unquestionably increase the impact of heat on individuals who work in already hot workplaces in hot climate areas. The increasing prevalence of this environmental health risk requires the improvement of assessment methods linked to meteorological data. Such new methods will help to reveal the size of the problem and design appropriate interventions at individual, workplace a...

original article   introduction: direct sunlight and increased heat load influence mental and physical health of workers negatively and result in performance impairment. activity reduction is a natural body response to increase in internal body temperature, and a compensatory mechanism to make body balanced. this study was carried out to estimate productivity loss due to heat exposure among ira...

heat stress is a common occupational health hazard at outdoor workplaces especially in a hot-humid climate. overheating of the body can cause a number of problems, including heat rash, heat cramps, dizziness, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. the present study aimed to assess heat stress indices including di, wbgt, and sw req /phs, as a mean to estimate the heat load on the employees of a petro...

Three main requirements influence the control of the temperatures of operating suites: (1) avoid humidities which contribute to the risks of anaesthetic explosions; (2) promote the comfort and working efficiency of the staff; and (3) conserve the patient's resources. In the United States, an air temperature of 70 to 75°F. (21 to 240C.) with 50 to 60% relative humidity provides a compromise betw...

Abstract Extreme heat, particularly if combined with humidity, poses a severe risk to human health. To estimate future global of extreme heat humidity on health, we calculate indicators stress that have been commonly used: the Heat Index, Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature and Temperature, from latest Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) projections. We analyse how where different levels hazar...