TY - JOUR
T1 - Heat Stress in Hot Underground Mines
T2 - a Brief Literature Review
AU - Lazaro, Paloma
AU - Momayez, Moe
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The required sweat rate is a rational and complex index based on the heat balance equation. It was developed in 1981 by Vogt et al. in the laboratories of Strasbourg, France, as part of a research project program sponsored by the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). The model was validated using data from 50 field studies and 60 laboratory experiments. The environmental variables involved were air temperature, humidity, air velocity, radiation, and metabolic rate [].
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PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - Interactions between human beings and their work environment require the body to regulate its temperature by balancing heat production and loss. Comfortable environmental conditions are crucial for keeping workers safe and healthy and to maintain a suitable level of productivity. However, achieving a proper core body temperature may become challenging under different conditions, especially in high heat-generating workplaces such as hot underground mines. Because hot underground mines have the potential to expose workers to heat stress, compliance with standardized and regulated indices and criteria is distinctly required. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the current research on heat stress and strain in hot underground mines, collected from published and specialized literature. General definitions, statistics of heat-related accidents in mining, overview of the indices, standards, and recommendations for heat stress are provided herein.
AB - Interactions between human beings and their work environment require the body to regulate its temperature by balancing heat production and loss. Comfortable environmental conditions are crucial for keeping workers safe and healthy and to maintain a suitable level of productivity. However, achieving a proper core body temperature may become challenging under different conditions, especially in high heat-generating workplaces such as hot underground mines. Because hot underground mines have the potential to expose workers to heat stress, compliance with standardized and regulated indices and criteria is distinctly required. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the current research on heat stress and strain in hot underground mines, collected from published and specialized literature. General definitions, statistics of heat-related accidents in mining, overview of the indices, standards, and recommendations for heat stress are provided herein.
KW - Heat
KW - Heat indices
KW - Heat strain
KW - Heat stress
KW - Hot environments
KW - Underground mines
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U2 - 10.1007/s42461-020-00324-4
DO - 10.1007/s42461-020-00324-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85092205277
VL - 38
SP - 497
EP - 508
JO - Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
JF - Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
SN - 2524-3462
IS - 1
ER -