Heat stress limits for the sedentary worker.

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• Personal Author:
  Dayal D ; Ghahramani B ; Ramsey JD
• Description:
  Performance on four sedentary tasks was monitored during temperatures of 85 degrees Fahrenheit, 95 degrees Fahrenheit, and 105 degrees Fahrenheit wet bulb globe temperature for work periods up to 2 hours. Results were compared with limits recommended for occupational safety and health regulations. The results suggest that this limit is not a single line, but rather a range of temperature-time combinations. Further, man's compensating nature during short exposures supports a higher temperature limit for brief work bouts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Temperature Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Temperature
• Keywords:
  Body-temperature Exposure-limits Human-factors-engineering Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Physiological-effects Safety-measures Sedentary-occupations Statistical-analysis Task-performance Thermal-stress Work-measurement

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• ISSN:
  0002-8894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  259-265
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00053569
• Citation:
  Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1975 Apr; 36(4):259-265
• Contact Point Address:
  Industrial Engineering Texas Tech University Dept of Industrial Eng Lubbock, Tex 79409
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Performing Organization:
  Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19740301
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
• End Date:
  19751231
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9b63600fbaa8227a40dfb619523ab256ac1d24ed60e8a9fe9308f7aaca4a593cdd93b63ac687427a2c9765edeece65cc63621d958afe86bebb4a090fae6500ad
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184082/cdc_184082_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 484.41 KB ]