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A LABORATORY STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS UNDER MILD THERMAL STRESS.

Author(s) : KOK R., MEESE G. B., LEWIS M. I.

Summary

PEOPLE WORK BETTER IN COMFORT CONDITIONS, BUT UP TO THE MOMENT, THERE HAS BEEN NO INVESTIGATION ON THE EFFECT OF THERMAL CONDITIONS ON WORKER PERFORMANCE. IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROVISION OF ENVIRONMENTS FAVOURING PRODUCTIVITY AND HEALTH, THE QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS OF A MILD THERMAL STRESS ON FACTORY WORK WERE STUDIED. BOTH SEXES OF BLACK AND WHITE WORKERS REMAINED ONE DAY IN A CLIMATIC LABORATORY, PERFORMING TASKS SIMULATING FACTORY WORK. THE STUDY SHOWED THAT THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF FACTORY WORKERS IS SIGNIFICANT, MAINLY WHEN COLD: AN IMPROVEMENT OF THERMAL CONDITIONS IS RECOMMENDED. IN MILD THERMAL CONDITIONS IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A COMFORT TEMPERATURE.

Details

  • Original title: A LABORATORY STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS UNDER MILD THERMAL STRESS.
  • Record ID : 1987-1120
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1986/04/14
  • Source: Source: Frigair '86, Pretoria
    vol. 1; n. 4; 5 p.; 2 fig.; 9 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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