Climatic heat risk management in construction: A socio-ergonomic theory

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Climatic heat risk management in construction: A socio-ergonomic theory

Theoretical models have been developed for decades in the ergonomics field for understanding the mechanism of heat stress in working environment and development of heat strain in human body. They are however disconnected with management practice where large working population is exposed to climatic...

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Main Authors:	Rowlinson, S., Jia, Andrea
Other Authors:	Professor Albert Chan
Format:	Conference Paper
Published:	International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) 2014
Subjects:	acclimatisation continuous work time climatic heat stress socio-ergonomic theory - intervention
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35793

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