Publication detail

Insulation and Evaporative Resistance of Clothing for Sugercane Harvesters and Chemical Sprayers, and Their Application in PHS Model-Based Exposure Predictions

KUKLANE, K. TOMA, R. A. I. LUCAS, R.

Original Title

Insulation and Evaporative Resistance of Clothing for Sugercane Harvesters and Chemical Sprayers, and Their Application in PHS Model-Based Exposure Predictions

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Many workers are exposed to heat stress that can be exacerbated by the type of clothing they wear. The resulted heat strain can lead to short or long-term heat-related disorders. This study aimed to measure clothing properties of sugarcane field workers and evaluate the heat strain by an international standard, predicted heat strain model (PHS). The clothing thermal insulation and evaporative resistance values of sugarcane cutter and chemical sprayer outfits were acquired for the whole body, body regions and specific body parts via thermal manikin measurements. The detailed clothing insulation values of body parts can be utilized in advanced thermo-physiological models, while in this study, the values for the whole body together with weather data were used in PHS. Estimated duration limited exposure times (DLE) for an hour-by-hour prediction over a workday and for a range of high humidity scenarios were calculated. Such evaluation tools can be used for risk assessment and management to support organizational measures and prepare equipment and materials in the case of hot weather events in order to avoid dehydration and other heat-related disorders

Keywords

Clothing insulation, Dehydration, Evaporative resistance, Exposure evaluation, Heat stress, Human thermal modeling, Predicted heat strain, Prevention, Protective clothing, Sugarcane field workers

Authors

KUKLANE, K.; TOMA, R.; A. I. LUCAS, R.

Released

28. 4. 2020

Publisher

MDPI AG

Location

Švajčiarsko

ISBN

1661-7827

Periodical

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (printed)

Year of study

17

Number

9

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

12

Pages count

12

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/9/3074

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/195692

BibTex

@article{BUT165472,
  author="Kalev {Kuklane} and Róbert {Toma} and Rebekah {A. I. Lucas}",
  title="Insulation and Evaporative Resistance of Clothing for Sugercane Harvesters and Chemical Sprayers, and Their Application in PHS Model-Based Exposure Predictions",
  journal="International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (printed)",
  year="2020",
  volume="17",
  number="9",
  pages="1--12",
  doi="10.3390/ijerph17093074",
  issn="1661-7827",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/9/3074"
}