The present study was aimed to assess the monthly changes in heat stress indices in outdoor environment during a 15-year period in Bandar-e-Abbas, Iran, as a representative of …
Objectives: Different indices are used to evaluate heat stress in outdoor environments. This study was aimed at examining the applicability of the Relative Strain Index (RSI) to the …
Several indices were introduced for assessment of heat stress worldwide many of which developed in the North American or European countries and may encounter some …
Abstract Introduction: The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is still widely applied as a preliminary tool for evaluating the heat stress. This index faces some limitations not …
The aim of the present study was to determine the applicability of air enthalpy for heat stress assessment of outdoor environments in different climates of Iran. The relationships between …
This study aimed to assess the applicability of summer simmer index (SSI) in different climates of Iran and compare it with other common heat stress indices including WBGT and …
P Nassiri, MR Monazzam, F Golbabaei… - … of Environmental Health …, 2020 - Springer
Background This ecological study aims to model the trend of changes in exposure of outdoor workers to heat stress in outdoors in the coming decades with the use of the Wet …
Background: This study aims to assess the consistency of the newly developed Outdoor Environmental Heat Index (OEHI) with existing environmental and physiological heat indices …
BACKGROUND: Improving the level of knowledge, attitude and practices of workers exposed to heat stress using a suitable tool can be a cheap and effective method. This …