WBGT index revisited after 60 years of use

D'Ambrosio Alfano, Francesca R.;Riccio, Giuseppe;Palella, Boris Igor;Malchaire, Jacques
(2014) Annals of Occupational Hygiene : an international scientific journal on the causation and control of work-related ill-health — Vol. 58, n° 8, p. 955-970 (2014)

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  • D'Ambrosio Alfano, Francesca R..Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, Italy
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  • Riccio, GiuseppeDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
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  • Palella, Boris IgorDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
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  • Malchaire, JacquesUCLouvain
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Abstract
The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) seems to be still used world widely for the evaluation of heat stress conditions and it is recommended by ISO and American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists as a screening method. Unfortunately, many occupational health practitioners and users appear to be unaware of its limitations. As the ISO 7243 Standard, based on WBGT, is presently under revision, it is an appropriate time to review the validity and applicability of this empirical approach to evaluate heat stress. This article underlines the main issues about the WBGT index from a rational perspective.
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D’Ambrosio Alfano, F. R., Riccio, G., Palella, B. I., & Malchaire, J. (2014). WBGT index revisited after 60 years of use. Annals of Occupational Hygiene : an international scientific journal on the causation and control of work-related ill-health, 58(8), 955-970. https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/meu050 (Original work published 2014)