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The lecturer in the Department of Oil and Gas Management and Marketing/College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas, Assistant Lecturer Haider Sadiq Kazem, published a scientific research entitled “Bioclimatic Comfort Indicators for Workers in the Oil Fields of Basra Governorate” in the Journal of Basra Arts issued by College of Arts at the University of Basra. The aim of the research is to reveal The extent of the impact of climatic characteristics on the comfort of workers in the oil fields of Basra Governorate through analysis of the climatic characteristics of the observed elements for the period between (2010-2021). The results showed that the summer months had the highest rates of heat gain coefficient values and the greatest values of daily sweating rates during the night and day periods. According to the Adolf equation for desert areas, and with regard to the bioclimatic comfort indicators that were used in the research, which are (the outdoor temperature measurement index and the apparent temperature index), the first index was recorded during the monthly monitoring (July and August) within the (high) risk level. The months of September, May and June were within the risk level (medium), while the rest of the months of the year were within the low risk level (warning). In the daily monitoring, monthly records (July and August) were within the (high risk) level, and the months September, May and June were within the risk level. (High), while the months of April and October were classified within the risk level (medium), while the rest of the months appeared within the low risk level (warning). As for the results of the second indicator, the monthly monitoring showed the months April, September, and October (danger warning). While the months of May, June, July, and August were recorded as a “severe danger warning,” and in the daytime monitoring, the months of May, June, September, and October were recorded as a “severe danger warning,” while the months of July and August were within the danger level and a “warning.” In the month of April, and at the night monitoring level, the months of May, June, and September were recorded as a “danger” warning and the month of July was a “severe danger warning,” while the month of August appeared in the “danger” level. Measurement of the temperature index can be used to help reduce the risk of heat-related diseases. For outdoor workers, what are the necessary procedures to protect workers, and when to activate these procedures, depending on the value of the heat index at each risk level.
