Heart rate response to industrial work at different outdoor temperatures with or without temperature control system at the plant
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Some 6,016 employees in 21 Israeli industrial plants were studied to examine the association between indoor temperature control (TC) at the workplace and working heart rates (HR) of industrial workers. The resting HR, working HR, workload, age and health-related habits of the subjects were collected, as well as the outdoor temperatures and the TC status of the plants. Although no significant difference was noted in the mean working HR of subjects working with TC and those without TC in the outdoor temperature range, the study suggests that indoor temperature control in plants moderates the cardiovascular strain in working subjects during cold and hot days.
Publication Name: Ergonomics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0014-0139
Year: 1997
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Maximum acceptable weight measures
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The single maximum acceptable weight (MAW) is unable to provide accurate estimates of the risk involved in combination manual handling task MAW. The risk assessment of combination tasks can bear serious errors if the component parts are assessed separately. The use of single task MAW to predict combined task risk can result in major risk errors due to its situation-specific nature. Each single MAW differs from its related combination task MAW. The risk assessment practice needs reexamination to develop new methods to assess combination tasks as a whole.
Publication Name: Ergonomics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0014-0139
Year: 1996
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Effects of concrete block weight and wall height on electromyographic activity and heart rate of masons
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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common among construction workers like masons, while interventions are available to reduce masons' exposure to heavy lifting, a risk for MSDs. A study determines whether one such intervention, the use of light-weight concrete blocks, reduces physiological loads compared to standard-weight blocks.
Publication Name: Ergonomics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0014-0139
Year: 2005
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