Wet bulb globe temperature index and performance in competitive distance runners

1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 955-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL J. McCANN ◽  
WILLIAM C. ADAMS
Keyword(s):  
Distance Runners ◽  
Temperature Index ◽  
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature ◽  
Globe Temperature ◽  
And Performance

EFFECTS OF INONIZING RADIATION CAUSED HEAT STRESS ON THE HUMAN BODY FOR STANDARD ISO 7243

2013 ◽  
pp. 47-57
Author(s):  
Van Trong Le ◽  
Thi Tuyet Mai Nguyen ◽  
Thi Xuan Duyen Nguyen ◽  
Ba Luan Nguyen ◽  
Tuyen Pham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Temperature Index ◽  
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature ◽  
Simple Index ◽  
Simple Tool ◽  
Results Management ◽  
Globe Temperature ◽  
Hot Environments

Objectives: Presents heat stress Standard ISO 7243, which is based upon the wet bulb globe temperature index (WBGT), and considers its suitability for use worldwide. Materials and Methods: The WBGT index are considered and how it is used in ISO 7243 and across the world as a simple index for monitoring and assessing hot environments. Results: Management systems, involving risk assessments, that take account of context and culture, are required to ensure successful use of the standard and global applicability. For use outdoors, a WBGT equation that includes solar absorptivity is recommended. A ‘clothed WBGT’ is proposed to account for the effects of clothing. Conclusion: ISO 7243 is a simple tool to assess the heat stress and may be applicated worldwide.

scholarly journals Contribution of open-air concrete slabs to the heat stress on working mano

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Augusto Marcelo ◽  
Lucila Chebel Labaki ◽  
Adriana Eloá Bento Amorim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Temperature Index ◽  
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature ◽  
Index Data ◽  
Globe Temperature ◽  
The City

The objective of this work was to evaluate the heat stress on workers of the construction industry on open-air concrete slabs in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Brazilian NR-15 provides a method for evaluating the heat stress to which a person is exposed using the WBGT (wet bulb globe temperature) index, prescribing rest pauses according to the type of activity. The methodology included measurements of environmental thermal variables and atmospheric quantities, followed by the calculation of the WBGT index. Data was collected at 12 different locations from August/2017 to March/2018, covering three diferent seasons. Results show that moderate and heavy activities on concrete slabs require pauses in every month, except in August.

A nomogram for calculation of the wet bulb – globe temperature index

1970 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 832-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Kuehn ◽  
R. A. Stubbs ◽  
L. E. MacHattie
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Index ◽  
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature ◽  
Globe Temperature

A device is described that facilitates the calculation of the wet bulb – globe temperature index. It consists of a small nomogram on which two scales, representing the dry bulb temperature, the natural wet bulb temperature, and the globe temperature, are inscribed so that reference to these scales with two movable cursors results in computation of the WBGT index at a third scale.

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