| 内容提要: |
Extremely hot environments (that is, temperatures above 35°C for living or above 32°C for working), are common in various industrial buildings, such as steel mills, deep mines, coke ovens, and rubber foundries. Industrial operations are physiologically demanding on workers due to the extremely hot environmental conditions. Extremely hot environments impose a challenge on the homeostasis of body temperature, inducing hyperthermia with heat-related disorders such as heat stroke, heat cramps, and heat exhaustion. Therefore, heat strain on workers tends to promote safety problems and accident risks. The protection of workers from extremely hot conditions requires a reliable and accurate assessment of heat strain.Over the years, numerous indices have been proposed to model and evaluate human heat strain in extremely hot environments. |