Heat-related illnesses among workers in latex glove industry under heat stress condition

Malaysia is the world largest producer of latex glove. Glove production involved work processes with high temperature. However, less study has been conducted on the hazards of high temperature among the workers here. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the heat-related illnesses and physiolog...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mohd Kassim, Nurazirah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	Occupational Injuries Hot Temperature
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83157/1/FPSK%28m%29%202019%2010%20-%20ir.pdf

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