• 제목/요약/키워드: Permissible safety limits temperature

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신체 부위별 냉각허용한계온도에 관한 연구 (Permissible Safety Limits in Local Cooling Focused on the Parts of Human Body)

  • 황경숙;최정화;김경란
    • 한국의류학회지
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.119-130
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    • 2007
  • The objects of this study were to investigate responses and peculiarity during local cooling by parts of the human body and to show permissible safety limits without injurious to his health because of excessive cooling when he works hot environments. It were measured rectal temperature, skin temperature, heart rate, total body weight loss, local sweat in back and thigh, clothing microclimate and subjective sensation on 8 subjects and cooling parts were head, neck, chest, abdomen, back, waist, hip, upper arm, forearm, hand, thigh, calf and foot. According to above-mentioned the first experiment, we chose permissible safety limits by parts of the human body for one hour. In the second experiment, it was showed permissible safety limits by parts which examined their safety about health through 4 hours cooling test on 3 subjects. The results are as follows: 1. As a result of the first experiment, we chose permissible safety limits by parts, as follows, head $25^{\circ}C$, neck $20^{\circ}C$, chest $27^{\circ}C$, abdomen $25^{\circ}C$, back $20^{\circ}C$, waist $20^{\circ}C$, upper arm $20^{\circ}C$, forearm $20^{\circ}C$, hand $23^{\circ}C$, thigh $20^{\circ}C$, calf $20^{\circ}C$ and foot $23^{\circ}C$ in $37^{\circ}C$, 50%R.H. environment for 1 hour. 2. As a result of the second experiment, cooling on these safety limits temperatures except chest didn't have a bad effect on health. So it was proved that right permissible safety limits of chest was $28^{\circ}C$. From these results, it has been suggested that skin temperature didn't fall below permissible safety limits when human body was to be cool by parts.

사지부의 냉각효율성에 관한 연구 (Local Cooling of the Limbs in $37^{\circ}C$ Ambient Temperature)

  • 황경숙;최정화;이경숙
    • 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.87-95
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    • 2007
  • This study was to determine the effect of cooling parts of the limbs without harm to health. The results provide basic data for the development of clothing which could increase work efficiency and reduce body strain in hot environments. Five male adults took part in the study, conducted in a climate chamber with an ambient temperature of $37^{\circ}C$ and a relative humidity of 50%. The limbs were divided into six areas to be cooled: upper arm, forearm, thigh, calf, hand, and foot. According to preceding studies, permissible cooling safety limits of skin temperature for each part of the body for one-hour were $20^{\circ}C$ on the upper arm, forearm, thigh, and calf, and $23^{\circ}C$ on the hand and foot. For this reason, cooling the skin of each region was carried out at the above mentioned temperatures. In conclusion, cooling the hand and foot reduced perspiration, rectal temperature and heart rate. Therefore, the heat stress of workers exposed to hot environments would be reduced by decreased subjective sensations of heat and increased comfort. The effectiveness of cooling was better on the arm than on the leg.

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Effects of Local Cooling on Heat Strain in the Hot Environment -On the Trunk Region-

  • Hwang, Kyoung-Sook;Choi, Jeong-Wha;Lee, Kyung-Suk
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제33권3호
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    • pp.211-216
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    • 2007
  • This study was to determine the effect of cooling part of the trunk without harm for the health. The results provide basic data for the development of clothing which could increase work efficiency and reduce body strain in hot environment. Eight males took part in the study. The experiment was conducted in a climate-chamber controlled with $37{\pm}1^{\circ}C,\;50{\pm}5%R.H$. The trunk was divided into six areas to be cooled: head, neck, chest, abdomen, the upper back, the lower back. According to preceding studies, permissible safety cooling limits of skin temperature, of each part of the trunk for four hours cooling were $25^{\circ}C$ on the head, $20^{\circ}C$ on the neck, $27^{\circ}C$ on the chest, $25^{\circ}C$ on the abdomen, $20^{\circ}C$ on the upper back, $20^{\circ}C$ on the lower back. So cooling temperatures of each region set up temperatures above mentioned. In conclusion, the head, the neck and the upper back cooling could reduce sweating amount, rectal temperature and heart rates and reduce the heat stress of workers exposing in the hot environment by decreased subjective sensations of heat and comfort. Thus, it was concluded that effectiveness of cooling among the trunk was best on the head and the neck.

Hazards Caused by UV Rays of Xenon Light Based High Performance Solar Simulators

  • Dibowski, Gerd;Esser, Kai
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • 제8권3호
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    • pp.237-245
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    • 2017
  • Background: Solar furnaces are used worldwide to conduct experiments to demonstrate the feasibility of solar-chemical processes with the aid of concentrated sunlight, or to qualify high temperature-resistant components. In recent years, high-flux solar simulators (HFSSs) based on short-arc xenon lamps are more frequently used. The emitted spectrum is very similar to natural sunlight but with dangerous portions of ultraviolet light as well. Due to special benefits of solar simulators the increase of construction activity for HFSS can be observed worldwide. Hence, it is quite important to protect employees against serious injuries caused by ultraviolet radiation (UVR) in a range of 100 nm to 400 nm. Methods: The UV measurements were made at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne and Paul-Scherrer-Institute (PSI), Switzerland, during normal operations of the HFSS, with a high-precision UV-A/B radiometer using different experiment setups at different power levels. Thus, the measurement results represent UV emissions which are typical when operating a HFSS. Therefore, the biological effects on people exposed to UVR was investigated systematically to identify the existing hazard potential. Results: It should be noted that the permissible workplace exposure limits for UV emissions significantly exceeded after a few seconds. One critical value was strongly exceeded by a factor of 770. Conclusion: The prevention of emissions must first and foremost be carried out by structural measures. Furthermore, unambiguous protocols have to be defined and compliance must be monitored. For short-term activities in the hazard area, measures for the protection of eyes and skin must be taken.

붕소 화합물로 처리된 편백목재 시험편의 연소시험에 의한 가스 발생 (Gas Generation by Burning Test of Cypress Specimens Treated with Boron Compounds)

  • 진의;정영진
    • 공업화학
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.413-418
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    • 2018
  • 붕산, 5붕산암모늄, 붕산/5붕산암모늄 첨가제로 처리한 편백목재 시험편의 연소가스 발생에 관한 시험을 하였다. 4 wt%의 붕소 화합물 수용액으로 각각 편백목재 시험편에 붓으로 3회 칠하였다. 실온에서 건조시킨 후, 콘칼로리미터(ISO 5660-1)를 이용하여 연소가스를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 붕소 화합물로 처리한 시험편의 두 번째_최대산소 소모율은 0.1067~0.1246 g/s로서 공시험편보다 5.3~18.9% 감소했다. 붕산, 5붕산암모늄으로 처리한 시험편의 비소화면적은 2.0~19.0% 감소하였다. 그러나, 붕산/5붕산암모늄으로 처리된 경우 비감쇠면적이 공시험편보다 21.2% 증가하였다. 붕소 화합물로 처리한 시험편의 최대일산화탄소 농도는 0~25% 감소되었다. 이것은 직업안전위생관리국(Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA) 허용기준의 1.6~2.2배의 치명적인 독성을 발생하는 것으로 측정되었다. 붕소화합물은 일산화탄소 감소에는 효과적이었으나 OSHA의 허용기준에는 미치지 못하였다. 붕소화합물은 편백나무의 연소성을 두 번째_최대산소 소모율에 대하여 5.3~18.9%, 최대일산화탄소 발생에 대하여 0~25% 억제하였다.