The risk of heat exhaustion at a deep underground metalliferous mine in relation to surface temperatures

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 334-336

  Donoghue, A Michael ^a   Bates, G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat; Heat exhaustion; Mine; Miners; Mining; Risk; Thermal; Tropical; Underground; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033863022     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/50.5.334     Document Type: Article

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