Paper Title :Study on Heat Stress Conditions and Thermal Hazards at Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Author :Mohd Nasrull Abdol Rahman, Afiq Aiman Bin Adnan
Article Citation :Mohd Nasrull Abdol Rahman ,Afiq Aiman Bin Adnan ,
(2024 ) " Study on Heat Stress Conditions and Thermal Hazards at Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) " ,
International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering (IJMPE) ,
pp. 1-5,
Volume-12,Issue-10
Abstract : Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are one of the employment sectors in Malaysia. This industry are
exposed to heat stress conditions at the workplace. Exposure to heat stress can impact human health such as heat rash, heat
cramps, heat exhaustion, heat syncope and heat strokes among workers at the workplace. Therefore, this study aims were to
(1) identify the thermal hazard at SMEs; (2) assess and compare the risk level of heat stress at SMEs using a Wet Bulb Globe
Temperature (WBGT) meter and (3) suggest preventive and control measures based on risk decisions. Heat Stress Screening
Checklist (HSSC) and Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) were used to identify the thermal hazards and risk levels of
heat stress at the workplace. The results shows that the adjusted WBGT values for the SMEs at Company A, B and C were
30.1℃, 30.2℃ and 30.5℃, indicated as “High Risk” for the risk level of heat stress. In conclusion, the heat stress exposed at
SMEs required preventive measures based on the risk decisions from the specific heat risk level for high-risk category.
These preventive measures aim to mitigate the heat stress at the workplace while taking into account with different
environmental factors and work activities.
Keywords - Heat Stress, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), Thermal Hazard, Wet Bulb Globe Temperature
(WBGT)
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-12,Issue-10
Copyright: © Institute of Research and Journals
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