RISK ASSESSMENT FOR HEAT STROKE REFERRING TO TRIP PATTERNS

Abstract

 The study focuses on heat stroke, which has been increasing in recent years. The risk of heat stroke is evaluated from the trip pattern, and the effectiveness of environmental policy that expects the travel behavior change is shown. A model for evaluating heat stroke risk is developed using temperature, humidity and GPS data. The WBGT index value and the heat stress index value obtained by accumulating WBGT for 3 hours were used. As a result, it was found that there is no significant difference in the heat stress index value between the elderly and the young. There are many dangerous walks around the railway station. In addition, the heat stroke risk may be reduced by changing the time of walking. It was found that a 2-hour time change could reduce the risk by 14 %.