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PATHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF COMFORT AIR CONDITIONING IN THE WORKING PLACE.

RETENTISSEMENT PATHOLOGIQUE DE LA CLIMATISATION DE CONFORT EN MILIEU DE TRAVAIL.

Author(s) : CHEVALIER A.

Summary

PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF A STATISTICAL STUDY AIMED AT DETERMINING WHETHER AIR CONDITIONING IN THE WORKING PLACE CAN HAVE AN OBSERVABLE IMPACT ON HEALTH. THE METHOD USED IS DESCRIBED, BASED ON THE COMPARISON OF 2 GROUPS OF SEDENTARY EMPLOYEES (800 PERSONS EACH) ; ONE OF THESE GROUPS WORKS IN A NATURAL ATMOSPHERE AND THE OTHER IN A CONDITIONED ONE. ABSENTEEISM FOR MEDICAL REASON IS STUDIED, AND THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF SICK LEAVE ARE USED FOR MEASURING A PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL < DISCOMFORT > ; SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF DIAGNOSIS IN OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY AND UPPER AIRWAYS ARE ALSO USED. THE NATURE OF THE SAMPLES STUDIED IS DESCRIBED, AND THE RESULTS ARE GIVEN: ABSENTEEISM WHATEVER THE CAUSE, SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS (ANGINA, SINUSITIS, ACUTE BRONCHITIS, INFLUENZA) AS WELL AS SEASONAL ABSENTEEISM. THE GENERAL CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY IS THAT THE FREQUENCY AND SERIOUSNESS OF THE TROUBLES, RESULTING IN ABSENTEEISM, ARE NOT INFLUENCED BY AIR CONDITIONING. J.R.

Details

  • Original title: RETENTISSEMENT PATHOLOGIQUE DE LA CLIMATISATION DE CONFORT EN MILIEU DE TRAVAIL.
  • Record ID : 1991-1743
  • Languages: French
  • Publication date: 1990/05/14
  • Source: Source: CFE, Congr. natl., Nice
    16 p.; 3 fig.; 6 tabl.; 16 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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