Author: Yeoman, Kristen, DuBose, Weston, Bauerle, Timothy, Victoroff, Tristan, Finley, Seth and Poplin, Gerald
Description: This study characterizes physiological measures of heat exposure among US underground miners. Unlike previous heat stress research that reported only maximum and mean temperature measurements, this analysis demonstrates a dynamic pattern of physiologic heat strain, with core body temperatures changing frequently and exceeding the 38 °C limit multiple times per shift.
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Publisher: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) or JOEM,
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20054225
Journal of Occupational Environmental Medicine 2019 Mar; 61(3):212-218
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