Survey of environmental parameter sensors for a personal heat stress monitor.

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• Personal Author:
  Darilek GT ; Herzig FX ; Peters WR
• Description:
  Report summarizing 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.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Delivery Of Health Care Emergency Responders Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Contract-210-75-0036 Environmental-stress Heat-stress NIOSH-Contract Personal-protective-equipment Safety-equipment Temperature-measurement-instrumentation Temperature-sensors
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; 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:
  1-97
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00052700
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Contract 210-75-0036, 1976 Mar; :1-97
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Performing Organization:
  Southwest Research Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d147540c54451a7098aaca1fe53cb568fc6aa58b4209f28cfa5fae973267dad68b03190d8204820b253fdf3ba14e19cc7bd71f74b90d5e1e054123c12d93cdd7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178702/cdc_178702_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 23.98 MB ]