A field study in dairy farms: Thermal condition of feet

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 367-373

  Kuklane, Kalev ^a,b   Gavhed, Désirée ^a   Fredriksson, Klas ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (JTI)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cold; Dairy farms; Feet; Footwear; Milking; Skin temperature; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

COLD EFFECTS; DAIRIES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RUBBER PRODUCTS; SKIN;

SKIN TEMPERATURES;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION; SHOE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0035039372     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(01)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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