WBGT Index Revisited After 60 Years of Use

被引:103
作者
Alfano, Francesca R. d'Ambrosio [1 ]
Malchaire, Jacques [2 ]
Palella, Boris Igor [3 ]
Riccio, Giuseppe [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Salerno, Dipartimento Ingn Ind, I-84084 Salerno, Italy
[2] Catholic Univ Louvain, Unite Hyg & Physiol Travail, B-1331 Rosieres, Belgium
[3] Univ Naples Federico II, Dipartimento Ingn Ind, I-80125 Naples, Italy
关键词
clothing adjustment factors; globe temperature; heat stress; physical agents risk assessment; WBGT; MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE; 4 CLOTHING ENSEMBLES; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; HEAT; GLOBE; EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTS;
D O I
10.1093/annhyg/meu050
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) seems to be still used world widely for the evaluation of heat stress conditions and it is recommended by ISO and American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists as a screening method. Unfortunately, many occupational health practitioners and users appear to be unaware of its limitations. As the ISO 7243 Standard, based on WBGT, is presently under revision, it is an appropriate time to review the validity and applicability of this empirical approach to evaluate heat stress. This article underlines the main issues about the WBGT index from a rational perspective.
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页码:955 / 970
页数:16
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