Occupational heat stress and economic burden: A review of global evidence

MA Borg, J Xiang, O Anikeeva, D Pisaniello… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The adverse effects of heat on workers' health and work productivity are well
documented. However, the resultant economic consequences and productivity loss are less …

Developing predictive framework for human thermal state based on multilevel fuzzy integrated assessment method: Local thermal radiation environments

M He, H Liu, J Guo, B He, Z Fang, B Li - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Local thermal radiation in heat treating, glass melting workshops substantially affect the
human thermal comfort and thermal responses, causing even the thermal health risks. The …

Globe temperature and its measurement: Requirements and limitations

AVM Oliveira, AM Raimundo, AR Gaspar… - Annals of Work …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
This study addresses the measurement of the globe temperature. For this purpose, two
globe thermometers with different diameters (50 and 150 mm) and a variety of thermal …

Use of thermoregulatory models to evaluate heat stress in industrial environments

II Yermakova, AW Potter, AM Raimundo, X Xu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heat stress in many industrial workplaces imposes significant risk of injury to individuals. As
a means of quantifying these risks, a comparison of four rationally developed …

An exploratory survey assessing the determinants of heat stress and heat strain in the Canadian mining industry from the worker's perspective

EJ Tetzlaff, NV Kirby, LG Ioannou… - … of Occupational and …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
With mines extending deeper and rising surface temperatures, workers are exposed to
hotter environments. This study aimed to characterize heat stress and strain in the Canadian …

Analysis of hygrothermal microclimatic (Htm) parameters in specific food storage environments in slovakia

I Marková, I Tureková, J Jaďuďová… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The quality of work environment, temperature changes and humidity must be controlled in
every production process and in the locations where employees are present. The aim of this …

Heat stress assessment in artistic glass units

FRA ALFANO, BI Palella, G Riccio, M Bartalini… - Industrial …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Heat stress in glass industry is mainly studied in large and highly mechanized
manufacturing Units. To the contrary, few studies were carried out in small factories …

Development and application of a methodology for heat stress assessment of workers in an Italian glass industry

G Lamberti, F Leccese… - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Heat stress is a typical health problem in glass industries, due to the high temperatures that
can be reached in these spaces, especially close to the furnaces. For this reason, the …

Thermophysiological behavior of the human body in ceramic industrial environments

AM Raimundo, AVM Oliveira, DA Quintela - … and Environmental Safety …, 2020 - Springer
The objective of the present study is to perform a detailed analysis of the effect of a hot
thermal environment on the human body. For that purpose, a sample of eight Portuguese …

Comportamento termofisiológico do corpo humano em situações de exposição aos ambientes típicos quentes das indústrias cerâmica e vidreira

RO Ronda - 2017 - estudogeral.uc.pt
Esta dissertação de mestrado tem como objetivo analisar o comportamento termofisiológico
do corpo humano em situações de exposição prolongada e/ou repetida ao calor típico dos …