This document presents the recommendations developed by the IOC Medical and Scientific
Commission and several international federations (IF) on the protection of athletes …

The purpose of this consensus document was to develop feasible, evidence‐based
occupational heat safety recommendations to protect the US workers that experience heat …

There are concerns regarding high surface temperatures on synthetic grass sports surfaces
influencing the surrounding thermal environment, potentially increasing heat stress and …

Exercising in an unusually hot environment may aggravate exertional heat illness. Turf
material significantly affects the microenvironment and heat-stress sensation of sports-field …

Wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) is used to assess environmental heat stress and
accounts for the influences of air temperature, humidity, wind speed, and radiation on heat …

Exertional heat illness and stroke are serious concerns across youth and college sports
programs. While some teams and governing bodies have adopted the wet bulb globe …

Objective To develop best-practice recommendations using thermal indices to determine
work-to-rest ratios and facilitate further implementation of environmental monitoring for heat …

The purpose was to describe wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) throughout a high school
fall athletic season (August to November) after a state-wide mandate requiring schools to …

The wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) is widely used in athletics for assessing heat stress.
Sports governing bodies provide a wide variety of recommendations on how often to take …

In this study, we evaluated the thermal environments of different tennis courts using wet-bulb
globe temperature (WBGT) meters. WBGT meters were installed in an outdoor hard court …