Heat Stress Factors for Indoor Workplaces
Indoor operations such as foundries, rubber products factories, electrical utilities, boiler rooms, chemical plants, mining sites, smelters, and steam tunnels are examples of industrial locations where heat-related stress and illness are common.
Factors that contribute to heat-related stress and illness in indoor work environments include poor air ventilation and circulation.
Air Ventilation and Circulation
When air circulates, it creates movement, which aids workers in cooling themselves through sweating. There are various practices that can create air circulation, including the following:
- General ventilation to dilute hot air with cooler air
- Air treatment and cooling with fans, air conditioning, and chillers
- Heat conduction blocking, which blocks radiating heat from the heat source
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