Overview of heat stress among waste abatement workers

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• Personal Author:
  Belard JL ; Stanevich, Ronald L.
• Description:
  Factors which contribute to the heat stress risk in waste abatement workers included, working outside with high ambient temperatures and solar radiation exposure, high levels of energy expenditure, the use of totally encapsulating chemical protective clothing, and the physiological burden of using self contained breathing apparatus. The magnitude of the heat stress problem in the construction industry in general, and in waste abatement in particular, was discussed. When environmental heat load and metabolic heat production together exceed the capacity of the body to maintain normal functions, heat stress will occur. Conditions likely to be a factor in heat stress include high ambient air temperature, high humidity, high radiative heat, and absence of air movement. Thermoregulatory responses to heat were described. The consequences of environmental heat exposure in workers was considered. Safe work practices for waste abatement workers were discussed, and current research findings were reviewed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Temperature Construction Industry Hazardous Substances Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Waste Management

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• Keywords:
  Body-temperature Climatic-factors Construction-industry Hazardous-waste-cleanup Heat-stress NIOSH-Author Personal-protective-equipment Physiological-stress Protective-clothing Respiratory-protective-equipment Waste-disposal

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• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00230180
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1995 Nov; 10(11):903-907
• Editor(s):
  Moran JB
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205305/cdc_205305_DS1.pdf
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