An Improved Method for Monitoring Heat Stress Levels in the Workplace

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• Personal Author:
  Malzahn DD ; Mutchler JE ; Soule RD ; Vecchio JL
• Description:
  A methodology for estimating the intensity of the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Index is derived from a survey of 15 representative, hot industries in three climatic regions of the continental United States. This study identifies characteristic empirical relationships between inside environmental conditions and outdoor weather conditions for hot worksites. Thus, it is possible to calculate or predict worksite Wet Bulb Globe Temperature from weather forecasts and reports from the National Weather Service or from local meteorological measurements taken at the plant site. For successful model application, it is considered necessary to first take a short-term environmental study at each worksite to characterize the nominal difference in inside-outside air temperature and to estimate the regression constants which are unique for each worksite. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environment Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Meteorology Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Temperature
• Keywords:
  Climate Environmental-stress Heat-measurement Heat-stress Hot-environments Measurement-methods Models NIOSH-Author Temperature-measurement Thermal-environment Thermal-pollution Wet-bulb-temperature

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DLCD - Division of Laboratories and Criteria Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-202
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00055649
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-273839
• 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, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 75-161, 1975 May; :1-202
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209224/cdc_209224_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 7.38 MB ]