Assessment of Occupational Heat Exposure among Power Plant Workers in the Context of Climate Change
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Heat stress in the power plant process is considered a serious threat to health and safety of workers. This study aimed to examine the perform heat stress assessment according to the WBGT index among power plant workers in the context of climate change. The study was conducted in 23 operating locations and among workers involved in the electricity production process at a power plant in Rayong Province, Thailand. The study's instruments include Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) monitor and heat stress assessment. The heat index was calculated to assess the impact of heat exposure on the study area. The results of this study shown that the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) value during work is within the defined range 22.7-32.5 oC. The relative humidity is in the range of 67-70 percent. The metabolic rate is 198.5 kilocalories per hour can categorized as having a light workload. In comparison to the standard values established by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygiene (ACGIH) threshold limit values (TLVs) for heat stress. Most of them are within the specified range of values. Assessing potential hazards of heat exposure using heat index measures. a lot of them require extreme careful because sunstroke, heat cramps, and heat exhaustion can happen after a while of being exposure to the sun while performing physical activities. Thailand's climate could impact people's health and productivity at work.
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กองบรรณาธิการวารสารวิชาการ มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลกรุงเทพ มีความยินดีที่จะรับบทความจากอาจารย์ นักวิจัย นักวิชาการทั้งภายในและภายนอกมหาวิทยาลัย ในสาขาวิชาวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี ได้แก่ สาขาวิชาวิทยาศาสตร์ วิศวกรรมศาสตร์ และสาขาอื่นๆ ที่เกี่ยวข้อง รวมถึงสาขาต่างๆ ที่มีการบูรณาการข้ามศาสตร์ที่เกี่ยวข้องวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี ที่เขียนเป็นภาษาไทยหรือภาษาอังกฤษ ซึ่งผลงานวิชาการที่ส่งมาขอตีพิมพ์ต้องไม่เคยเผยแพร่ในสิ่งพิมพ์อื่นใดมาก่อน และต้องไม่อยู่ในระหว่างการพิจารณาของวารสารอื่น
การละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์ถือเป็นความรับผิดชอบของผู้ส่งบทความโดยตรง บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ต้องผ่านการพิจารณากลั่นกรองคุณภาพจากผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิและได้รับความเห็นชอบจากกองบรรณาธิการ
ข้อความที่ปรากฏอยู่ในแต่ละบทความที่ตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้ เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน ไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับมหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลกรุงเทพแต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบด้านเนื้อหาและการตรวจร่างบทความแต่ละบทความเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใดๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะต้องรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
กองบรรณาธิการขอสงวนสิทธิ์มิให้นำเนื้อหา หรือข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ ของบทความในวารสารวิชาการ มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลกรุงเทพ ไปเผยแพร่ก่อนได้รับอนุญาตจากกองบรรณาธิการ อย่างเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษร ผลงานที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร
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