The objective of the present contribution is to assess the exposure to hot thermal environments in the Portuguese glass industry. For this purpose a field survey was carried out and the measurements took place in industrial units - five industries and nineteen workplaces were considered-so all the results are based on real working conditions. In order to assess the level of heat exposure the We...

UNLABELLED Environmental conditions such as lighting and thermal comfort are influencing factors on sleep quality and visual tiredness. The purpose of this study was the determination of the relationship between thermal comfort and light intensity with the sleep quality and eye fatigue in shift nurses. METHOD This cross-sectional research was conducted on 82 shift-work personnel of 18 nursing...

More than 40 heat indices are being used across the world to quantify outdoor thermal comfort. The selection of an Outdoor Heat Stress Index (OHSI) depends on several parameters, including clothing, age, awareness, local environment, food consumption, human activities, and resources. This study investigates various indicators stress, (i) OHSIs officially stress worldwide, (ii) estimation method...

BACKGROUND Workers in many industries are exposed to thermally stressful work environments. Protection of the health of workers without unnecessarily compromising productivity requires the adoption of a heat index that is both reliable and easy to use. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the Thermal Work Limit (TWL), in a controlled environment and under field conditions, against these criteria. METHODS...

the aim of this study was to determine heat stress effect on physical capacity of semi-professional footballers in iran by means of oxygen consumption measurement, heart rate monitoring and wbgt assessment environmental conditions.this study compared two different thermal environmental conditions related to sub-maximal exercise and its effect on human physical capacity. thirty two male football...

This paper aims to assess the effects of urbanization on heat stress comparing two neighbourhoods in tropical city Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that differ terms building density and vegetation cover. The outdoor was evaluated by Wet Bulb-Globe Temperature (WBGT) Index, which considers combined effect air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation wind speed, during year 2016. urban neighbourho...

Ultra Violet (UV) parasols are a reasonable countermeasure against heat stress as they portable and inexpensive. This study compared the mitigation effect of UV parasol with that street trees dry-mist spraying on hot humid summer day in Japan. We observed meteorological elements calculated universal thermal climate index (UTCI) wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) under parasol, trees, spraying, d...