Cold storage work and cold protective gloves - a review.

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• Personal Author:
  Charles D
• Description:
  The rise of e-commerce and the increasing demand for online grocery shopping and delivery has prompted the growth of warehouse workers subjected to cold temperature working conditions. To ensure food safety and the preservation of inventory, majority of these e-grocery warehouses are cold storage with temperatures from 10 degrees C to -23 degrees C. Exposure to such cold working environments can have effects on the workers comfort, performance and health. As the demand for workers in cold temperature environments increases, it is important to understand how this environment affects the workers and the challenges it may present. This review evaluates how working in cold temperature work affects the human body in both work ability and productivity. It presents the challenges with using cold weather gloves in cold working environments as it affects dexterity, hand grip and causes fatigue. Selection criteria of cold weather gloves and relevant US and international standards are discussed. Difficulties with using thick gloves in cold temperature on complex tasks are reviewed and alternative solutions suggested to improve employee comfort and productivity. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cold Temperature Fatigue Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Temperature Workplace
• Keywords:
  Cold environments; Hand protection; Work performance; Gloves; Work environment; Fatigue; Protective measures; Temperature effects
• Publisher:
  New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Thesis
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-45
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065811
• Citation:
  Newark, NJ: New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2020 Dec; :1-45
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Cold storage work and cold protective gloves - a review
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:aa09210bdbb90ca730f54f2e2e24dcddfdcfa6ebf891e09f61084875296e78fd2e3abb2e122a213d50186cf50cf7d0e1e0ab46d45ad5de9d18a52669c2a80d93
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248799/cdc_248799_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.18 MB ]