A comparison of the correlation between heat stress indices (UTCI, WBGT, WBDT, TSI) and physiological parameters of workers in Iran

Heat is one of the harmful agents in many workplaces. The current study aimed at investigating the correlation between heat stress indices (Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT), wet-bulb dry temperature (WBDT), Tropical Summer Index (TSI)) and Physiological param...

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Main Authors: Sajad Zare, Hossein Elahi Shirvan, Rasoul Hemmatjo, Farshad Nadri, Yunes Jahani, Kobra Jamshidzadeh, Parisa Paydar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094717302037