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Ann. occup. Hyg., Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 367-376, 1999
© 1999 British Occupational Hygiene Society
Published by Oxford University Press

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Strategy for evaluation and prevention of risk due to work in thermal environments

J. Malchaire, H.J. Gebhardt and A. Piette

Catholic University of Louvain, Work and Physiology Unit, Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs 3038, B-1200, Brussels, Belgium Institute for Occupational Medicine, Safety Technology and Ergonomics, Corneliusstr. 31, D-42329, Wuppertal, Germany

Received 15 January, 1999; Accepted 14 April, 1999.

A strategy in four successive stages is described and justified for the prevention and control of thermal problems in the workplace. This should allow these problems to be approached and solved progressively in small as well as large companies by relying successively, when necessary, on the complementary competencies of the workers themselves, their technical assistance, the occupational health specialists and the experts. The criteria to fulfil at each stage are described and discussed. Appendix 1 describes in detail the methods to be used at stage 2, "Observation" by the workers and their assistance; at stage 3, "Analysis" with the help of specialists; and outlines the stage 4, "Expertise".

thermal conditions; risk assessment; thermal indices; WGBT index; BIOMED programme


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