This study aimed to investigate the thermal responses of acclimated workers exposed heat stress in a real work environment. The physiological indices and subjective perception 14 were measured an industrial plant. effects wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) on studied. differences between unacclimated college students compared analyzed. relationship mean skin sensation was revealed. results show ...

A feature of climate impacts on occupational health and safety are physiological limits to carrying out physical work at high heat exposure. Heat stress reduces a workers work capacity, leading to lower hourly labour productivity and economic output. We used existing weather station data and climate modeling grid cell data to describe heat conditions (calculated as Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, W...

Objectives To derive an empirical model for the impact of aerobic fitness (maximal oxygen consumption; V̇O2max in mL∙kg−1∙min−1) on physical work capacity (PWC) heat. Design Prospective, repeated measures. Methods Total completed during 1 h treadmill walking at a fixed heart rate 130 b∙min−1 was assessed 19 young adult males across variety warm and hot climate types, characterised by wet-bulb gl...

Global warming is bringing more frequent and severe heat waves, and the result will be serious for vulnerable populations such as construction workers. Excessive heat stress has profound effects on physiological responses, which cause occupational injuries, fatalities and low productivity. Construction workers are particularly affected by heat stress, because of the body heat production caused ...

A marathon is a grueling endurance race, and runners are at risk of heatstroke. Therefore, the thermal environment course should be accurately assessed. Solar radiation, factor in environment, particularly affected by surrounding environment. In this study, we proposed method to calculate wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) short period time using geographic information system (GIS) data, conside...