Protective clothing in hot environments
(2006) In Industrial Health 44(3). p.404-413- Abstract
- The high level of protection required by personal protective clothing (PPC) severely impedes heat exchange by sweat evaporation. As a result work associated with wearing PPC, particularly in hot environments, implies considerable physiological strain and may render workers exhausted in a short time. Recent development of algorithms for describing the heat transfer, accounting for pumping and wind effects, comprises improvement of the prediction of thermal stress. Realistic corrections can then be made to the available measures of thermal insulation and evaporative resistance of a given clothing ensemble. Currently this information is incorporated in international standards for assessment of thermal environments. Factors, such as... (More)
- The high level of protection required by personal protective clothing (PPC) severely impedes heat exchange by sweat evaporation. As a result work associated with wearing PPC, particularly in hot environments, implies considerable physiological strain and may render workers exhausted in a short time. Recent development of algorithms for describing the heat transfer, accounting for pumping and wind effects, comprises improvement of the prediction of thermal stress. Realistic corrections can then be made to the available measures of thermal insulation and evaporative resistance of a given clothing ensemble. Currently this information is incorporated in international standards for assessment of thermal environments. Factors, such as directional radiation and wetting of layers, were studied in a recently completed EU research project. The development of advanced thermal manikins and measurement procedures should provide better measures for predictive models. As with all methods and models, the results need validation in realistic wear trials in order to prove their relevance and accuracy. (Less)
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- Holmér, Ingvar LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2006
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- physiological strain, prediction models, protective clothing, heat stress, standards, climate indices
- in
- Industrial Health
- volume
- 44
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 404 - 413
- publisher
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
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- pmid:16922184
- wos:000239473700009
- scopus:33747389018
- ISSN
- 1880-8026
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 51011cee-1e10-4a66-8420-45b73fa69c7c (old id 399138)
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- http://www.jniosh.go.jp/old/niih/en/indu_hel/2006/pdf/indhealth_44_3_404.pdf
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title = {{Protective clothing in hot environments}},
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