| Document ID (ISN) | 68047 |
| CIS number |
96-2279 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Reneau P.D., Bishop P.A. |
| Title |
Validation of a personal heat stress monitor |
| Bibliographic information |
July 1996, Vol.57, No.7, p.650-657. Illus. 22 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study is an evaluation of the validity of a personal heat strain monitor in predicting body-core temperature. The rational basis for development of such a monitor is due to the large interindividual variability of workers' responses to heat and because working in heat is hard to manage safely, taking also into account differences in the protective suits. The results are that the validated monitor underestimates rectal temperature prediction for both vapour permeable and vapour barrier suits, but with the latter clothing it is more effective in alerting workers to incipient danger. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
protective clothing; protection against heat; heat load; body-core temperature |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
evaluation of equipment |
| 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
Protective clothing
|
