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NASSIRI P, JAAFARI M, GOLBABAI F, MAHMOODI M. DETERMINATION OF THE OPTIMUM HEAT STRESS INDEX AT A FOUNDRY. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1992; 6 (1) :49-53
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DETERMINATION OF THE OPTIMUM HEAT STRESS INDEX AT A FOUNDRY
P NASSIRI , M JAAFARI , F GOLBABAI , M MAHMOODI
From the Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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This paper presents a case study to determine the efficiency of the currently used heat stress indices in correlation with wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) as a permissible index at a foundry plant and to evaluate the extent of the physiological responses such as heart rate and body temperature in correlation with heat stress indices. The field consisted of a foundry plant where a shift work was in operation. The results indicated that wet globe temperature (WGT), corrected effective temperature (CET), and predicted four-hour sweat rate (P4SR) indices have the best correlation with WBGT index respectively, and P4SR and CET indices correlate well with physiological responses more successfully than WBGT does in hot-dry conditions, CET index gives the best correlation with body temperature while P4SR is the most accurate with the heart rate.
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Type of Study: Original Research: Basic Science in Medicine | Subject: Health
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