Food SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) were examples of labor-intensive industry, which involved laborers in pursuing production activities. require complex processes Support to increase work productivity reduce ergonomic risks the activities was needed. The study conducted at Tofu SMEs. determination rest period could be developed give some recovery times laborers. WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe Tempe...

One of the most critical variables in field thermal comfort measurements is mean radiant temperature which typically measured with a standard 150 mm black globe thermometer. This also reference instrument required for assessment heat stress conditions by means well-known Wet Bulb Globe Temperature index (WBGT). However, one limitations this method represented relatively long response time. why ...

heat stress is a significant occupational health and safety for workers in petrochemical industries. heat stress is a combination of heat load individual and environmental factors impose on workers’ bodies, which in turn, have impacts on workers’ performance, safety, and health. the present paper is carried out to determine the heat stress levels in workplace and to compare it with allowed wet ...

Excessive relative humidity (RH) in combination with high temperature can lead to heat stress, often measured by the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT). The Clausius-Clapeyron (CC) relationship implies that warming reduces RH if no extra moisture is added. Over coastal regions like eastern Asia, however, predominant summer monsoon favours increased transport from surrounding oceans as a result o...

The benefits of rooftop greening are ascertained in thermal perspective. It effectively reduces the near surface ambient temperature and the reflected irradiation from the rooftop slab, thus increasing the thermal comfort environment above the lawn and reduces the heat transferred through the rooftop slab. The former effect enables the potential usage of the rooftop spaces for human activity an...

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...

This study evaluated the physiological tolerance times when wearing explosive and chemical (>35 kg) personal protective equipment (PPE) in simulated environmental extremes across a range of differing work intensities. Twelve healthy males undertook nine trials which involved walking on a treadmill at 2.5, 4, and 5.5 km·h(-1) in the following environmental conditions, 21, 30, and 37°C wet bulb g...

The 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo were postponed to July–September 2021 due the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. While COVID-19 has emerged as a monumental health threat for mass gathering events, heat illness must be acknowledged potentially large maintaining services. We examined number of admissions rule emergency medical care, Tokyo, from March September 202...

To elucidate the subjective thermal strain of workers in kitchen working environments, we performed a cross-sectional study involving 991 workers in 126 kitchen facilities in Japan, using a self-reporting questionnaire survey and subjective judgment scales (SJS). The ambient temperature, mean radiant temperature (MRT), and wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index were measured in 10 kitchen faci...