Author:Matooane, MDate:Mar 2009Climate change is anticipated to have serious adverse health effects, particularly in developing countries. Impacts will be exacerbated by poor or non-existent social, technological and financial adaptation and/or mitigation measures. In South ...Read more
Author:Schutte, PDate:Sep 2009Occupational heat stress is a recognized health and safety hazard in South African mines. The consequences of high occupational heat loads can be expressed in terms of impaired work capacity, errors of judgment with obvious implications for ...Read more
Author:Bredell, GAG; Strydom, NBDate:Feb 1966The report of the number of labourers working under conditions of high wet bulb temperatures has increased over the past ten years, and consequently, the need for acclimatizing labourers is greater than ever. The introduction of a method for ...Read more