Assessment of Heat Stress Exposure among Construction Workers in the Hot Desert Climate of Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Excessive heat exposure poses significant risks to workers in hot climates. This study assessed the intensity and duration of heat stress exposure among workers performing residential construction in southeastern Saudi Arabia (SA) during the summer, June-September 2016. Objectives were to: identify work factors related to heat stress exposure; measure environmental heat exposure at the construction sites; assess the heat stress risk among workers using the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index; and determine if temperature-humidity indices can be appropriate alternatives to WBGT for managing heat stress risk at the construction sites.

Methods

Worksite walkthrough surveys and environmental monitoring were performed, indoors and outdoors, at 10 construction sites

SUBMITTER: Al-Bouwarthan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527521 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature