| Document ID (ISN) | 112201 |
| CIS number |
11-0864 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1877-7856 - Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale |
| Year |
2011 |
| Convention or series no. |
16-400-A-10
|
| Author(s) |
Launnay J.C., Bourrilhon C., Savourey G. |
| Title |
Cold workplaces |
| Original title |
Travail au froid [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
3rd quarter 2011, No.172, 16p. Illus. 113 ref. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this review article on cold workplaces: characteristics of cold working environments, with examples; tolerance and physiological effects of work in cold environments; pathologies related to cold; improving cold tolerance. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cold workplaces; outdoor work; frostbite; cardiovascular disorders; allergic respiratory disorders; individual susceptibility; health hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
body weight; physical fitness; cold stress; fatigue; limitation of exposure; safe working methods; age-linked differences; sex-linked differences; comment on standard |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Heating, ventilation and climate
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Heat and cold
|
