The role of measurement accuracy on the heat stress assessment according to ISO 7933: 2004

WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2007, Pages 115-124

  D'Ambrosio Alfano, F R ^a   Palella, B I ^b   Riccio, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Heat stress assessment; Predicted heat strain

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; INTERNATIONAL LAW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMAL INSULATION;

HEAT STRESS ASSESSMENT; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MICROCLIMATIC PARAMETERS; PREDICTED HEAT STRAIN (PHS) MODEL;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 38849100940     PISSN: 17433525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/EHR070131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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