Work–rest regimens for work in hot environments: A scoping review

TA Deshayes, H Hsouna, MAA Braham… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background To limit exposures to occupational heat stress, leading occupational health and
safety organizations recommend work–rest regimens to prevent core temperature from …

A field evaluation of construction workers' activity, hydration status, and heat strain in the extreme summer heat of Saudi Arabia

M Al-Bouwarthan, MM Quinn, D Kriebel… - Annals of Work …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Assess the impact of summer heat exposure (June–September) on residential
construction workers in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia by evaluating (i) heart rate (HR) responses …

Muscular and vascular issues induced by prolonged standing with different work–rest cycles with active or passive breaks

MG Garcia, T Läubli, BJ Martin - Human factors, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-lasting motor, behavioral,
physiological, and perceptual effects of prolonged standing work in three work–rest cycle …

Effect of work-to-rest cycles on cardiovascular strain and maximal oxygen uptake during heat stress

AM Mulholland, HA Yoder, JE Wingo - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular drift—a progressive increase in heart rate (HR) and decrease in stroke
volume (SV) during prolonged exercise—is exacerbated by heat stress and thermal strain …

Effect of safety shoes type, lifting frequency, and ambient temperature on subject's MAWL and physiological responses

RA Al-Ashaik, MZ Ramadan, KS Al-Saleh… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the lifting capabilities of individuals while
wearing safety shoes in a hot environment and to investigate the behavior of the …

[HTML][HTML] Negative impacts of prolonged standing at work on musculoskeletal symptoms and physical fatigue: the fifth Korean working conditions survey

H Jo, O Lim, YS Ahn, S Chang, SB Koh - Yonsei medical journal, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose We aimed to investigate variations in the risk of low back pain (LBP), lower
extremity muscle pain, and whole body fatigue according to differences in prolonged …

Predisposing factors for exertional heat illness

JL Pryor, JD Périard, RR Pryor - Exertional heat illness: A clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
Exertional heat illnesses constitute an array of medical conditions comprising mild (heat
syncope, heat rashes, exercise-associated muscle cramping, and heat exhaustion) to life …

Link readiness for change to work performance through mindfulness among health care employees in Indonesia

N Merdiaty, LR Rimbun, PAD Wijaya… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ssbfnet.com
This paper aims to examine mindfulness as a potential mediator of readiness for change to
work Performance among health workers such as Nurse, Doctors, and back offices in …

The incorporation of virtual ergonomics to improve the occupational safety condition in a factory

K Kandananond - International Journal of Metrology and …, 2018 - metrology-journal.org
Proper manual material handling (MMH) is the important step leading to the occupational
safety of the workers on the shop floor as well as the productivity improvement of the …

Work-to-rest ratio

RR Pryor, D Hostler, ER Cooper… - Sport and Physical Activity …, 2018 - Springer
Multiple organizations created work-to-rest ratio (WRR) guidelines to maintain safety and
prevent exertional heat illnesses (EHIs) during physical activity in hot ambient conditions …