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- Title
Workers' exposure to occupational heat during manual coffee harvesting.
- Authors
Deleon Ramirio, Lucas; de Siqueira Sabino, Paulo Henrique; de Oliveira Júnior, Geraldo Gomes; Bortolotti da Silva, Adriano
- Abstract
This study evaluated the occupational exposure of workers to heat during manual harvesting of coffee. The case study was conducted between May to August. Occupational heat in coffee plantations was evaluated using the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) method and the metabolic rate. The WBGT was obtained using the TGD 400 thermal stress meter. The determined WBGT values were compared to two standards: the Occupational Hygiene Standard (NHO) 06 and Regulatory Norm (NR) 09. For acclimatized workers, the exposure limit was not exceeded at any time during the evaluated period. Fornon-acclimatized workers, the exposure limit was not exceeded only in July.
- Subjects
OCCUPATIONAL exposure; COFFEE; THERMAL stresses; COFFEE plantations; COFFEE beans
- Publication
Ciência Rural, 2021, Vol 51, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
0103-8478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0103-8478cr20200556