| Document ID (ISN) | 65760 |
| CIS number |
95-2245 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0169-8141 - International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ramsey J.D., Bernard T.E., Dukes-Dobos F.N. |
| Title |
Evaluation and control of hot working environments: Part I - Guidelines for the practitioner; Part II - The scientific (knowledge base) for the guide |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1994, Vol.14, No.1-2, p.119-138. Illus. 39 ref. |
| Abstract |
The guideline includes information on the way the human body stores heat, on potential illnesses caused by heat overexposure, methods for measuring and estimating the various components of exposure, limiting values of thermal exposure and work times in the heat, how these limits are affected by levels of acclimatization and clothing, and means of controlling heat exposure and heat stress. The second part of the paper provides the rationale for evaluation of heat stress and for interventions to reduce the risk of heat-related disorders. An overview of heat-related disorders is provided first to help the practitioner understand common causes and the rationale for most heat stress hygiene practices. The successful evaluation of heat stress requires a quantitative basis to make decisions about the level of heat stress present. The empirical basis of a scheme based on wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) is presented. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
heat stress disease; hot workplaces; heat |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
heat stress indices; protection against heat; heat stress assessment; industrial hygienists; safety guides; temperature measurement |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Heating, ventilation and climate
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Heat and cold
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