DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM INDEX FOR HEAT STRESS ASSESSMENT ON THE BASIS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS, IN STEEL INDUSTRIES

Q: How can I download an article?

To download an article from SID, first log in to the site, search for the article title, and click on the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I download an ISI article?

To download an ISI article on SID, enter the keyword or article title in the search bar, view the relevant results, click on the desired article, and select the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I access the SID database?

To access the SID database, visit SID.ir, create an account, and log in to access scientific resources.

Q: Is downloading articles from SID free?

Some articles on SID are available for free, while others require payment. Details are specified on the article's page.

HAMEREZAEE MASOUD; GOLBABAEI FARIDEH; NASIRI PARVIN; AZAM KAMAL; FARHANG DEHGHAN SOMAYEH; FATHI ASAD; DARABI FAEZEH

Scientific Information Database (SID) - Trusted Source for Research and Academic Resources

Journal Paper

Paper Information

Journal: Journal of Health and Safety at Work Year:2018 | Volume:8 | Issue:2 Page(s): 163-174

Download Full-Text

مرکز اطلاعات علمی Scientific Information Database (SID) - Trusted Source for Research and Academic Resources

Persian Verion

View:

1,039

Download:

Cites:

Information Journal Paper

Title

DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM INDEX FOR HEAT STRESS ASSESSMENT ON THE BASIS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS, IN STEEL INDUSTRIES

Author(s)

Keywords

HEAT STRESS INDEXQ1

PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERSQ1

PHSQ1

WBGTQ2

HISQ2

DIQ1

STEEL INDUSTRYQ1

Abstract

Introduction: Heat stress is one of the hazardous agents in the steel industries which can threaten the health and safety of workers and lead to serious occupational DIseases. The aim of the study was to assess the heat stress in the steel industries and compare PHS (Physiological Strain Index), WBGT (Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature), DI (Discomfort Index) and HSI (HEAT STRESS INDEX) indices for the estimation of heat stress and to determine the optimum index for steel industries.Material and Method: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted among 220 workers engaged in two steel industries in Iran. Environmental and PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS were measured according to ISO 7726 and ISO 9886 in three times of measurement, and finally the time-weight average of the heat stress indices were calculated. All data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 20.Result: The time-weight average of WBGT (28.28oC), DI (29.11oC), HIS (65.7 %) indices were higher than the recommended limits. PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS (oral, tympanic and skin temperatures, systolic and DIastolic pressures and heart rate) had the greatest value in the second time of measurement (afternoon). WBGT index comparing to the PHS, DI and HSI indices had highest correlation with oral, tympanic and skin temperatures and heartbeat (r=0.314, 0.408, 0.459, 0.302, respectively; P<0.05), while systolic and DIastolic blood pressures showed no significant correlation with WBGT (P>0.05). The WBGT index had the highest correlation with studied indices which was 0.945, 0.681 and 0.600 for DI, PHS and HSI, respectively.Conclusion: This study assessed the optimal index with regard to the PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS, and it was concluded that the WBGT index has the highest correlation with the most of PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS, and therefore, WBGT index can be the most optimum index to heat stress assessment in the studied steal industries.

Cites

References

Cite

APA: Copy

HAMEREZAEE, MASOUD, GOLBABAEI, FARIDEH, NASIRI, PARVIN, AZAM, KAMAL, FARHANG DEHGHAN, SOMAYEH, FATHI, ASAD, & DARABI, FAEZEH. (2018). DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM INDEX FOR HEAT STRESS ASSESSMENT ON THE BASIS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS, IN STEEL INDUSTRIES. JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK, 8(2 ), 163-174. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/235594/en

Vancouver: Copy

HAMEREZAEE MASOUD, GOLBABAEI FARIDEH, NASIRI PARVIN, AZAM KAMAL, FARHANG DEHGHAN SOMAYEH, FATHI ASAD, DARABI FAEZEH. DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM INDEX FOR HEAT STRESS ASSESSMENT ON THE BASIS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS, IN STEEL INDUSTRIES. JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK[Internet]. 2018;8(2 ):163-174. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/235594/en

IEEE: Copy

MASOUD HAMEREZAEE, FARIDEH GOLBABAEI, PARVIN NASIRI, KAMAL AZAM, SOMAYEH FARHANG DEHGHAN, ASAD FATHI, and FAEZEH DARABI, “DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM INDEX FOR HEAT STRESS ASSESSMENT ON THE BASIS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS, IN STEEL INDUSTRIES,” JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK, vol. 8, no. 2 , pp. 163–174, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/235594/en

Related Journal Papers