Heat Stress Level among Construction Workers.

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of heat stress to construction workers using Thermal Work Limit (TWL) and Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) indices and by measuring Urine Specific Gravity (USG) among construction workers in Iran and comparing the appropriateness of these indices...

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Main Authors: Aliasghar Farshad, Saideh Montazer, Mohammad Reza Monazzam, Meysam Eyvazlou, Roksana Mirkazemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4096