TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Climate under impermeable protective clothing
JO  - International journal of industrial ergonomics
A1  - Bishop, P.
A1  - Gu, Deqiang
A1  - Clapp, A
SP  - 233
EP  - 238
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
N2  - The actual microenvironmental wet bulb and dry bulb conditions were measured with a remote sensor under impermeable encapsulating protective clothing (EPC) at two sites (shoulder and waist). Subjects (n=16) worked for 30 min followed by 30 min rest up to 4 h at 350 W in three different ambient environments, 18.2[deg]C, 22.3[deg]C and 26.9[deg]C WBGT. The mean (+/-S.D.) of the microenvironment for each of the three macro-environments was 27.9 (+/-1.6)[deg]C, 30.3 (+/-1.6)[deg]C, and 32.6 (+/-1.5)[deg]C WBGT, respectively, yielding clothing adjustments of about 9.7[deg]C, 8.0[deg]C and 5.7[deg]C WBGT. Significant differences (pRelevance to industryAn accurate estimation of environmental heat stress under protective clothing is needed. Presented is a practical method for laboratory and field estimations of potential heat strain under protective clothing.<p />
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SN  - 0169-8141
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -