Browsing by Subject "Heat Stress Disorders"
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An advanced empirical model for quantifying the impact of heat and climate change on human physical work capacity
(2021)Occupational heat stress directly hampers physical work capacity (PWC), with large economic consequences for industries and regions vulnerable to global warming. Accurately quantifying PWC is essential for forecasting ... -
Aging Impairs Whole-Body Heat Loss in Women under Both Dry and Humid Heat Stress
(2017)Purpose This study was designed to determine whether age-related impairments in whole-body heat loss, which are known to exist in dry heat, also occur in humid heat in women. Methods To evaluate this possibility, 10 young ... -
Determinants of heat stress and strain in electrical utilities workers across North America as assessed by means of an exploratory questionnaire
(2022)Previous field studies monitoring small groups of participants showed that heat stress in the electrical utilities industry may be detrimental to worker health and safety. Our aim in this study was to characterize heat ... -
Direct exposure of the head to solar heat radiation impairs motor-cognitive performance
(2020)Health and performance impairments provoked by thermal stress are societal challenges geographically spreading and intensifying with global warming. Yet, science may be underestimating the true impact, since no study has ... -
Do the threshold limit values for work in hot conditions adequately protect workers?
(2016)Purpose We evaluated core temperature responses and the change in body heat content (ΔH b) during work performed according to the ACGIH threshold limit values (TLV) for heat stress, which are designed to ensure a stable ... -
Early embryo losses, progesterone and pregnancy associated glycoproteins levels during summer heat stress in dairy cows
(2021)Objectives of this study were to characterize the effects of heat stress on pregnancy associated glycoproteins (PAG) and progesterone and its involvement in embryo survival. In trial 1, blood samples collected from days ... -
Effect of a simulated heat wave on physiological strain and labour productivity
(2021)Background: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of a simulated heat-wave on the labour productivity and physiological strain experienced by workers. Methods: Seven males were confined for ten days in controlled ... -
Environmental and Psychophysical Heat Stress in Adolescent Tennis Athletes
(2021)Purpose: We investigated the environmental conditions in which all outdoor International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior tournaments (athlete ages: <18 y) were held during 2010–2019. Thereafter, we performed a crossover ... -
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An exploratory survey of heat stress management programs in the electric power industry
(2021)Workers in the electric power industry commonly perform physically demanding jobs in hot environments, which combined with the protective clothing worn, places them at risk of disease and health problems related to ... -
A free software to predict heat strain according to the ISO 7933:2018
(2019)Our primary objective in this study was to design and implement the FAME Lab PHS Calculator software (PHSFL) (www.famelab.gr/research/downloads), a free tool to calculate the predicted heat strain of an individual based ... -
Heart rate variability in older workers during work under the Threshold Limit Values for heat exposure
(2020)Background: The Threshold Limit Values (TLV) of the American Conference of Governmental and Industrial Hygienists indicate the levels of heat stress that all workers may be repeatedly exposed to without adverse health ... -
Heat tolerance and the validity of occupational heat exposure limits in women during moderate-intensity work
(2022)To mitigate excessive rises in core temperature (>1◦C) in non-heat acclimatized workers, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) provides heat stress limits (Action Limit Values; ALV), ... -
Heat waves occurrence and outdoor workers’ self-assessment of heat stress in slovenia and greece
(2019)Changing patterns of heat waves are part of the global warming effect and the importance of changes is reinforced by their negative impact on society. Firstly, heat waves were analyzed in Brnik (Slovenia) and Larisa (Greece) ... -
The HEAT-SHIELD project — Perspectives from an inter-sectoral approach to occupational heat stress
(2021)Objectives: To provide perspectives from the HEAT-SHIELD project (www.heat-shield.eu): a multi-national, inter-sectoral, and cross-disciplinary initiative, incorporating twenty European research institutions, as well as ... -
High prevalence of hypohydration in occupations with heat stress - Perspectives for performance in combined cognitive and motor tasks
(2018)Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of dehydration in occupational settings and contextualize findings to effects on performance in cognitively dominated tasks, simple and complex motor tasks during moderate and high heat ... -
The impacts of sun exposure on worker physiology and cognition: Multi-country evidence and interventions
(2021)Background: A set of four case-control (n = 109), randomized-controlled (n = 7), cross-sectional (n = 78), and intervention (n = 47) studies was conducted across three countries to investigate the effects of sun exposure ... -
Increasing age is a major risk factor for susceptibility to heat stress during physical activity
(2017)We evaluated the extent to which age, cardiorespiratory fitness, and body fat can independently determine wholebody heat loss (WBHL) in 87 otherwise healthy adults. We show that increasing age is a major predictor for ... -
Occupational heat stress management: Does one size fit all?
(2019)Heat stress is a deadly occupational hazard that is projected to increase in severity with global warming. While upper limits for heat stress designed to protect all workers have been recommended by occupational safety ... -
Occupational heat stress: Multi-country observations and interventions
(2021)Background: Occupational heat exposure can provoke health problems that increase the risk of certain diseases and affect workers’ ability to maintain healthy and productive lives. This study investigates the effects of ...