title: [Conclusions from field studies of stress on miners caused by dry-hot climate conditions].
abstract: The physical strain of miners in hot salt mines based on analyses of heart-rates, deep body temperatures, and sweat-rates during real work was studied. Based on these results changes in the working conditions have been realized (air-conditioning of cabins or ambient air, technological changes, workpause-regimes). Cooling-wastes are not sufficient to reduce the thermal strain in hot-dry climate in normal work of salt-mines, independent of the principle of cooling. During fire-fighters work the physical work is the more dominating stressor in relation to the thermal strain.
authors.affiliation: Zentralinstitut für Arbeitsmedizin der DDR.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hallmeyer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D005859:Germany, East; D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008906:Mining; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D012307:Risk Factors; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation
chemical_list: D011189:Potassium Chloride
vernacular_title: Schlussfolgerungen aus Felduntersuchungen zur Beanspruchung von Bergleuten unter trocken-heisser Klimabelastung.