[The outline of "the guideline of heat disorders prevention in daily life" by Japanese Society of Biometeorology].
Japanese Society of Biometeorology(JSB) issued "The guideline of heat disorders prevention in daily life ver. 1" on 2008. It includes specific attentions for individuals in 4 grades by WBGT level and strength of daily activity standard. In 2011, JSB revised ver. 1 and published "Urgent proposal for heat disorders under the saving electricity". Now, ver. 2 is preparing towards summer 2012.
Division of Public Health, Department of Food and Health Sciences, Faculty of Human Life Sciences, Jissen Women's University.
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Inaba
Masami
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Asayama
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