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- Title
Identification, Classification, and Prioritization of Effective Factors in Producing Thermal Strain in Men at Workplaces using Fuzzy AHP Technique.
- Authors
Yazdanirad, Saeid; Golbabaei, Farideh; Monazzam, Mohammad Reza; Dehghan, Habibollah; Foroushani, Abbas Rahimi
- Abstract
Background: Various factors can affect thermal strain at workplaces. To prevent heat illnesses due to the heat strain, one must identify and prioritize these factors. Therefore, the present study was aimed to determine the relative importance of the effective factors in producing thermal strain in men at workplaces using fuzzy AHP technique. Materials and Methods: This qualitative practical study was performed in 2019. Effective factors in producing heat strain were identified by a literature review. Then, an expert panel reviewed the identified factors and omitted some of them. Further, the balance theory of job design was applied to classify the heat strain factors. Later, these factors were categorized into six groups, including environmental, personal, job, clothing, administrative, and lifestyle elements. In the end, the fuzzy analytical hierarchy technique was used for prioritizing the elements and factors involved in each of them. Results: Based on the results, the environmental element had the highest relative weight and priority (0.178). Other priorities were assigned to the job element (0.171), clothing element (0.171), personal element (0.169), administrative element (0.169), and lifestyle element (0.142), respectively. Conclusion: In general, the results showed that environmental factors are the most effective ones in producing heat strain. The results of the present study can be helpful in controlling the thermal strain.
- Subjects
WORK environment &; psychology; BODY temperature regulation; CLOTHING &; dress; ECOLOGY; HEAT; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; MEN'S health; QUALITATIVE research; LIFESTYLES
- Publication
Indian Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 2020, Vol 24, Issue 2, p106
- ISSN
0973-2284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_93_19