Uncontrolled solar radiation and the related effects on occupant productivity can lead to considerable indoor thermal discomfort in office environments. In this paper, Radiance Daylight Coefficient (DC) method is used assess incoming consequent through delta mean radiant temperature (ΔMRT). The ΔMRT allows expressing an adjusted predicted vote (Adjusted PMV). Under conditions of direct radiatio...

Excessive workplace heat exposures create well-known risks of heat stroke, and it limits the workers' capacity to sustain physical activity. There is very limited evidence available on how these effects reduce work productivity, while the quantitative relationship between heat and work productivity is an essential basis for climate change impact assessments. We measured hourly heat exposure in ...

A study was conducted to investigate the effects of heat stress on time-sharing performance. Twelve participants performed three dual-task scenarios and a multiple-task scenario for 2 h in each of six climates. The climates were obtained by generating each of three wet bulb globe temperatures (WBGT; 22, 28 and 34 degrees C) with two relative humidity levels (30 and 70%). The dual tasks selected...

BACKGROUND Global climate change is already increasing the average temperature and direct heat exposure in many places around the world. OBJECTIVES To assess the potential impact on occupational health and work capacity for people exposed at work to increasing heat due to climate change. DESIGN A brief review of basic thermal physiology mechanisms, occupational heat exposure guidelines and ...

BACKGROUND Heat stress as a physical harmful agent can increase the risk of health and safety problems in different workplaces such as mining. Although there are different indices to assess the heat stress imposed on workers, choosing the best index for a specific workplace is so important. Since various criteria affect an index applicability, extracting the most effective ones and determining ...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Heat stress (HS) is associated with adverse health outcomes among agricultural workers, including acute kidney injury (AKI). The aim on this study was to estimate the incidence of AKI over course work shift and association HS workers in Spain, where summer temperatures are high heat waves expected be more frequent. METHODS Male were enrolled two different periods provinces: h...

heat stress is well recognized among the hazardous physical agents that might be present during work. this study aims to compare wbgt index at acclimated and unacclimated people to permissible threshold limit value and study the differences between physiological parameters at them. twenty one healthy men were participated in the study. all of the subjects were monitored in two different weather...