Guide to the measurement and assessment of heat stress in Gold Mines

Abstract

This report is intended primarily for ventilation staff on mines, but is also of importance to management. In the gold mining industry the assessment of heat stress is likely to be for one of three purposes: to assess either the average or the worst heat stress of a work area, or to assess the particular heat stress experienced bu an individual at a specified work place. In this report a sharp distinction is drawn between a work area and a work place.