Open AccessIdentification, classification, and prioritization of effective factors in producing thermal strain in men at workplaces using fuzzy AHP technique
Author(s) -
Saeid Yazdanirad,
Farideh Golbabaei,
Mohammad Reza Monazzam,
Habibollah Dehghan,
Abbas Rahimi Foroushani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_93_19
Subject(s) - job strain , prioritization , analytic hierarchy process , strain (injury) , clothing , element (criminal law) , fuzzy logic , identification (biology) , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , operations research , medicine , mathematics , management science , engineering , artificial intelligence , physical therapy , botany , archaeology , psychosocial , psychiatry , biology , political science , law , history
Various factors can affect thermal strain at workplaces. To prevent heat illnesses due to the heat strain, one must identify and prioritize these factors. Therefore, the present study was aimed to determine the relative importance of the effective factors in producing thermal strain in men at workplaces using fuzzy AHP technique.