Effects of hot and cold temperature exposure on performance : a meta-analytic review

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• Alternative Title:
  Ergonomics
• Creators:
  Pilcher, June J. ; Nadler, Eric ; Busch, Caroline
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Temperature
  • Occupational safety
  • Employees
  • Performance
  • Environmental impacts
  • Meta-analysis
  • Hot weather
  • Cold weather
  • Human factors
  • Environmental conditions
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  Adjusting to and working under hot or cold temperatures has long been a challenge for people living under immoderate weather conditions. In spite of the ability in industrialized societies to control indoor temperatures, a similar challenge continues for many people who are regularly exposed to extreme temperatures while working. Concern about the effects of temperature on work-related performance has ; prompted the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to attempt to establish upper limits for occupational exposure. However, in their revised criteria of 1986, NIOSH did not include upper limits for heat exposure under the assumption that there was not a well-established relationship between performance and heat.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8524/dot_8524_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 275.12 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:edc2a99810f3a0a4293a99632dbef655e49eef16ed02c85ab3f639de3259f42e