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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2022

Physiological impacts on construction workers under extremely hot and humid weather.

Ammar Moohialdin, Bambang Trigunarsyah, Muhammad Saiful Islam, Mohsin K Siddiqui

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Article in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ammar MoohialdinQMS and ISO Lead Auditor, Associate Fellow of the HEA, QUT - Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9055-9558
Bambang TrigunarsyahSchool of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6799-4781
Muhammad Saiful IslamConstruction Engineering and Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia. muhammad.islam@kfupm.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6414-1211
Mohsin K SiddiquiCivil and Environmental Engineering - Construction Engineering and Management, University of Delaware, 342C Dupont Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8964-0615
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals · SARMIT University · AUUniversity of Delaware · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeConstruction worker health and safety is a primary concern for construction companies and researchers. Arabian Gulf region, like Saudi Arabia, has been experiencing extremely hot and humid (EHH) weather, which directly affects construction workers' health and safety. This study aims to address the problem of EHH weather conditions and their impacts on construction workers' physiological status.

methodsThis study assesses the impacts of EHH weather on construction workers' physiological status through the measurement of workers' physical body parameters (age, height, and weight); type of activities; and assigned tasks. Thirty-five multinational workers participated in the measurements, which were conducted in real construction site conditions A quantitative analysis was then applied to quantify the physiological impacts of the weather conditions. Several hypotheses were tested to identify the significant impacts of individual and working aspects on the workers' physiological responses. RESULTS AND

conclusionThe results provide empirical evidence that the recorded Heart Rate (HR) exceeded the acceptable physiological zones for construction workers exposed to extremely hot and humid weather conditions. Physical body parameters, work activities, and worker status significantly influence construction workers' physiological responses. This study recommends adopting a continuous monitoring approach as an early warning system under extremely hot and humid weather conditions.

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Construction IndustryOccupational HealthHot TemperatureHumansWeatherWorkplaceArabian Gulf (AG)Construction workersExtremely hot and humid (EHH)Health and safety (HS)Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)Physiological status monitoring (PSM)

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