Evaluation of indoor heat stress on workers of bakeries at Assiut City, Egypt

This study investigates indoor heat stress among employees engaged in bakeries in Assiut city. Heat stress is one of the occupational hazards especially in arid climates that impose negative impacts on workers such as heat rashes, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat fainting or heat stroke. In this research, 100 subjects were chosen randomly from 20 bakery stations to testify heat stress impacts. Heat stress levels were measured using wet-bulb...