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- Title
Comparison of Subjective Symptoms and Cold Prevention Measures in Winter between Traffic Control Workers and Construction Workers in Japan.
- Authors
Inaba, Ryoichi; Kurokawa, Junichi; Mirbod, Seyed Mohammad
- Abstract
The article discusses the health conditions of traffic control workers and construction workers in Japan as subjective symptoms and cold prevention measures are compared. The measured dry bulb temperature and wind velocity of the work environments were calculated by the Windchill Index. Winter season brings symptoms such as stiffness in the neck and shoulders, and cold sensation in the fingers.
- Subjects
JAPAN; TRAFFIC engineers; CONSTRUCTION workers; WIND chill index; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of cold temperatures; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Industrial Health, 2009, Vol 47, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
0019-8366
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2486/indhealth.47.283