title: An improved method for describing the effects of heat radiation on men.
abstract: At industrial workplaces radiant heat load is often the dominant heat stress factor. Based on 900 climatic chamber experiments on humans, this study was conducted to develop a physiologically validated index-method to evaluate climates with intensified heat radiation. A comparison shows that the international recommended heat stress indices are not suitable to evaluate such climates correctly. By application of the new index-method into the commonly used indices, the improvement for the prediction of thermal stress effects in view of climates with increased heat radiation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Physiology and Occupational Medicine, Universität Dortmund, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Forsthoff
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neffgen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002980:Climate; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D018882:Heat Stress Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results