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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MEASURES OF THERMAL ENVIRONMENT AND MEASURES OF WORKER PRODUCTIVITY.

Author(s) : WOODS J. E.

Summary

THIS PILOT STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF OBSERVED WORKER PRODUCTIVITY UNDER NEAR-HEAT-STRESS CONDITIONS COULD BE CORRELATED WITH MEASURES OF THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT. MEASUREMENTS WERE OBTAINED IN A HOSPITAL LAUNDRY ROOM. OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF AIR VELOCITY AND DRY-BULB, DEW-POINT AND MEAN-RADIANT TEMPERATURES, TOGETHER WITH ESTIMATED VALUES OF THE WORKERS' ACTIVITY LEVEL AND THE INSULATION VALUE OF THEIR CLOTHING, WERE COMBINED AS STANDARD EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE (SET). NO SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS WERE DETECTED BY STATISTICAL ANALYSES BETWEEN OVERALL WORKER PRODUCTIVITY AND SET VALUES. ANALYSES OF SUBJECTIVE DATA INDICATED THAT WORKER ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF CONDITIONS SEEMED LOGICAL.

Details

  • Original title: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MEASURES OF THERMAL ENVIRONMENT AND MEASURES OF WORKER PRODUCTIVITY.
  • Record ID : 1984-1149
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment
  • Publication date: 1981
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 87; n. 2; 117-144; 9 fig.; 15 tabl.; 27 ref.; 1 append.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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