Heat stress and strain in an aluminum smelter

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 659-665

  Logan, Perry W ^a,b   Bernard, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat strain; Heat stress; Smelter; WBGT

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FACTORY; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; HEAT STRESS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SMELTER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032820837     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028899908984488     Document Type: Article

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