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Study of heat exposure in the work environment in Jeddah

Noweir, Madbuli H., Moreb, Ahmad A., Bafail, Abdullah O.·1996·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
DOI 10.1007/bf00398868
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The present work was conducted to define the magnitude of the problem of heat exposure in Jeddah and the role of both the climatic and the industrial factors on the total heat load. Indoor heat exposure was studied in an industrial complex of 5 plants for cables' manufacturing. Outdoor heat exposure was studied in shaded and unshaded operations in Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP). The heat exposure parameters, including air temperature (Ta), wet bulb temperature (Tw), and globe temperature (Tg), as well as the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) heat stress index, the relative humidity and the air velocity, were assessed at representative locations. Results of the study indicated that: (a) the levels of heat exposure exceeded the TLV in mostly all the work areas where no air-conditioning is provided. (b) the ambient heat is the factor contributing most to the heat load both in summer and in winter. (c) the radiant heat from furnaces and hot metal rolling and milling adds more heat load to the work environment in specific operations. An outline of a control strategy has been suggested, emphasizing evaporative engineering heat control, work and hygienic practices and auxiliary cooling clothing.

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  • The escalation and persistence of hot weather during the summer currently poses a significant threat to the health and safety of the working population in Saudi Arabia.

    “The escalation and persistence of hot weather during the summer currently poses a significant threat to the health and safety of the working population in SA (Jefri et al., 1990; Noweir et al., 1996; Noweir and Bafail, 2008).”

    From Assessment of Heat Stress Exposure among Construction Workers in the Hot Desert Climate of Saudi Arabia (2019) · cites this paper as Noweir et al., 1996

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Authors
Noweir, M. H., Moreb, A. A., & Bafail, A. O.
Affiliations
King Abdulaziz University (SA)
Venue
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1996-05
Volume
40
Issue
3
Pages
225-237
ISSN
  • 0167-6369 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2959
DOI
10.1007/bf00398868
OpenAlex
W2054411061
Cited by
8
References
8
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety Management
Keywords
heat exposure, occupational heat stress, work environment, Jeddah, wet bulb globe temperature, air temperature, wet-bulb temperature, globe temperature, thermal radiation, evaporative cooling, heat load control, thermal comfort

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