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| DOI | 10.1002/ajim.23589 |
| Practical cooling interventions for preventing heat strain in indoor factory workers in Thailand | |
| 发表日期 | 2024 |
| ISSN | 0271-3586 |
| EISSN | 1097-0274 |
| 英文摘要 | BackgroundOccupational heat stress, exacerbated by factors such as climate change and insufficient cooling solutions, endangers the health and productivity of workers, especially in low-resource workplaces.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of two cooling strategies in reducing physiological strain and productivity of piece-rate workers over a 9-h work shift in a southern Thailand sawmill.MethodsIn a crossover randomized control trial design, 12 (33 +/- 7 y; 1.58 +/- 0.05 m; 51 +/- 9 kg; n = 5 females) medically screened sawmill workers were randomly allocated into three groups comprising an established phase change material vest (VEST), an on-site combination cooling oasis (OASIS) (i.e., hydration, cold towels, fans, water dousing), and no cooling (CON) across 3 consecutive workdays. Physiological strain was measured via core temperature telemetry and heart rate monitoring. Productivity was determined by counting the number of pallets of wood sorted, stacked, and stowed each day.ResultsRelative to CON, OASIS lowered core temperature by 0.25 degrees C [95% confidence interval = 0.24, 0.25] and heart rate by 7 bpm [6, 9] bpm, compared to 0.17 degrees C [0.17, 0.18] and 10 [9,12] bpm reductions with VEST. It was inconclusive whether productivity was statistically lower in OASIS compared to CON (mean difference [MD] = 2.5 [-0.2, 5.2]), and was not statistically different between VEST and CON (MD = 1.4 [-1.3, 4.1]).ConclusionsBoth OASIS and VEST were effective in reducing physiological strain compared to no cooling. Their effect on productivity requires further investigation, as even small differences between interventions could lead to meaningful disparities in piece-rate worker earnings over time. |
| 英文关键词 | body temperature; heart rate; heat stress disorders; hot temperature; occupational health |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS研究方向 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
| WOS类目 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:001216905600001 |
| 来源期刊 | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/301421 |
| 作者单位 | Griffith University; Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus; Griffith University; Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus; Queensland University of Technology (QUT); Griffith University; Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus; University of Queensland; University of Queensland; University of New South Wales Sydney; University of Exeter |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | . Practical cooling interventions for preventing heat strain in indoor factory workers in Thailand[J],2024. |
| APA | (2024).Practical cooling interventions for preventing heat strain in indoor factory workers in Thailand.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. |
| MLA | "Practical cooling interventions for preventing heat strain in indoor factory workers in Thailand".AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE (2024). |
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