Survey of Environmental Parameter Sensors for a Personal Heat Stress Monitor

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Peters, Wendell R. ; Darilek, Glenn T. ; Herzig, Francis X.
• Description:
  This report summarizes the results of a directed survey and review of environmental parameter sensors for use in a personal heat stress monitor unit. A discussion of sensing techniques is given with descriptive details on the sensor's physical characteristics, theoretical basis of sensor operation, and suitability for use in a personal monitor unit. The parameters of interest in this survey are air velocity, dry bulb temperature, wet bulb temperature, natural wet bulb temperature and 1-inch globe temperature or mean radiant temperature. The sensors and measurement techniques found to be useable or adaptable through modification for use in a heat stress monitor are identified and a preliminary design is given which will permit the construction and testing of a complete system. With reference to the 6-inch globe temperature, two options are given with each requiring additional development effort for implementation. The objective of this survey did not include data recording methods or data processing. However, a short discussion is included discussing current techniques which are applicable to the system requirements. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Stress, Psychological Temperature
• Keywords:
  Heat-stress; Personal-protective-equipment; Temperature-sensors; Temperature-measurement-instrumentation; Environmental-stress; Safety-equipment
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-182, 1976 Mar; :1-91
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB76182
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract No. 210-75-0036
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  101 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046579
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-274771
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0ef1ccf77ec50f0f3c98450c46ab1a87f4ac54e545a3cf07ea9afeea1a3c00556a3d729887ef27c251a102558ff03b1dcc74e04cbb47dd55f36eb2e489169233
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/115958/cdc_115958_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 37.09 MB ]