| Document ID (ISN) | 74195 |
| CIS number |
00-263 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Yoopat P., Vanwonterghem K., Intaranont K. |
| Title |
An assessment of workload in the Thai steel industry |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1998, Vol.29, No.4, p.267-271. Illus. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
Three different types of industrial activities in a steel plant in Thailand were studied and workload assessed by means of an ergonomics approach encompassing task, organisation and environment, as well as by physiological reactions and the subjective appreciation of exposed workers. Results were evaluated in relation to ISO Standard 7243 on Heat Stress (WBGT-Index) and by cardiovascular load. Important basic physiological differences between Thai workers and Western data were found. This questions the use of the ISO standard for the studied activities in Thailand, and a proposal for adaptation of the WBGT-Index is formulated. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Thailand; iron and steel industry; measurement of physical workload; workload assessment |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
race-linked differences; subjective assessment; ISO; physical workload; comment on standard; WBGT index; heart rate monitoring; oxygen consumption monitoring; work-rest schedules |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Belgium; Thailand |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Iron and steel industry
|
