Table 5:
Heat stress indices at workstations.
Index
Rest
Work
p
-value
Min - Max
Mean ± SD
Min - Max
Mean ± SD
DI (
0
C)
25- 28.5
26.12 ± 0.93
25.9 – 31.85
28.28 ± 1.11
t= -13.96, P<0.001
WBGT (
0
C)
24.4 – 26.9
25.34 ± 0.49
26 – 31.31
29.05 – 1.27
t= -26.94, P<0.001