Physiological evaluation of the WBGT index for occupational heat stress.

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• Personal Author:
  Belding HS ; Ramanathan NL
• Description:
  Three fit young men were exposed for 2 hours at 2 wet bulb globe temperature levels under 4 different combinations of natural wet bulb, globe temperature, and air speed, at constant air temperature and metabolic work. Relatively higher ambient humidity resulted in higher heart rate, body core temperature, forehead temperature, and sweat loss. Under dry conditions, the strain of exposure at the two temperatures could not be differentiated. Computed heat stress index values and observed Botsford wet globe readings were better indicators of relative strain resulting from exposure than wet bulb globe temperature index. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Temperature Cardiovascular System Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Humidity Occupational Health Safety Temperature
• Keywords:
  Body-temperature Cardiovascular-function Grants-other Heat-stress NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Physiology Sweat-rate Temperature-measurement-instrumentation Wet-bulb-thermometers
• ISSN:
  0002-8894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  375-383
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00033036
• Citation:
  Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1973 Sep; 34(9):375-383
• Contact Point Address:
  Occupational Health Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of PH 130 DE Soto Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• NORA Priority Area:
  Other Occupational Concerns ; Grants Other
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19700901
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
• End Date:
  19820331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d104b1469a6abf97f9cceef6fe8a38df2fe53574fcbc610dffd30fda1d6b2f3793e6e736e26a9917a7915499ac606484fc58de497ccacf2a28aa29ad805720b1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183941/cdc_183941_DS1.pdf
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