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	Validation of humidex in evaluating heat stress in the outdoor jobs in arid and semi-arid climates of Iran
	Heidari, Hamid Reza; Golbabaei, Farideh; Jang, Shahram Arsang; Shamsipour, Ali Akbar
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
ISSN	2251-807X
EISSN	2383-2088
出版年	2016
卷号	6 期号:3 页码:29-+
英文摘要	Introduction: Regarding development of several thermal indices and limitations of each, in this research applicability and validity of temperature-humidity index (Humidex) were examined against the standard heat index, Wet Bulb Globe Temperature - WBGT, as well as tympanic temperature of subjects. Material and Method: This cross-sectional study was done on 163 subjects at spring and summer (2013) in outdoor jobs of arid and semi-arid climates of Iran. Environmental parameters as well as tympanic temperature of subjects were measured simultaneously and then heat indices were determined. Data were analyzed using linear correlation charts and Kappa coefficient of agreement by means of SPSS software version 20. Results: A strong correlation was obtained between WBGT and Humidex in both arid and semi-arid regions (r>0.98), while the correlation between Humidex and tympanic temperature was moderate (r=0.5-0.8). Based on the obtained Kappa value, the agreement coefficient between Humidex and WBGT was 0.878. This value was obtained equal to 0.226 for the Humidex and tympanic temperature. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that Humidex can be applied as an appropriate substitute for the WBGT index. However, if evaluation of environmental condition with low air temperature or very hot situation is considered, relying only on the Humidex results will not provide a realistic estimation of thermal strain imposed to individuals.
英文关键词	Arid And semi-Arid Regions Heat Stress Humidex Outdoor Jobs Validation Wbgt
类型	Article
语种	其他
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000395295000003
WOS关键词	Globe Temperature Wbgt ; Environments ; Indexes ; Children ; Workers ; City
WOS类目	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
WOS研究方向	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/331796
作者单位	[Heidari, Hamid Reza] Qom Univ Med Sci, Dept Occupat Hlth Engn, Res Ctr Environm Pollutants, Qom, Iran; [Golbabaei, Farideh] Univ Tehran Med Sci, Dept Occupat Hlth Engn, Sch Publ Hlth, Tehran, Iran; [Jang, Shahram Arsang] Qom Univ Med Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, Qom, Iran; [Shamsipour, Ali Akbar] Univ Tehran, Sch Geog, Dept Phys Geog, Tehran, Iran
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Heidari, Hamid Reza,Golbabaei, Farideh,Jang, Shahram Arsang,et al. Validation of humidex in evaluating heat stress in the outdoor jobs in arid and semi-arid climates of Iran[J],2016,6(3):29-+.
APA	Heidari, Hamid Reza,Golbabaei, Farideh,Jang, Shahram Arsang,&Shamsipour, Ali Akbar.(2016).Validation of humidex in evaluating heat stress in the outdoor jobs in arid and semi-arid climates of Iran.JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK,6(3),29-+.
MLA	Heidari, Hamid Reza,et al."Validation of humidex in evaluating heat stress in the outdoor jobs in arid and semi-arid climates of Iran".JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK 6.3(2016):29-+.