Human heat stress

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"This book presents the fundamental principles of how people respond to hot environments and how those principles can be applied in practical applications. Heat stress leads to heat casualties in both indoor and outdoor environments across the world. This book provides a concise and comprehensive coverage of the subject in an accessible form for those interested in how people respond to heat and how to predict and avoid heat causalities"--  Read more... Abstract: "This book presents the fundamental principles of how people respond to hot environments and how those principles can be applied in practical applications. Heat stress leads to heat casualties in both indoor and outdoor environments across the world. This book provides a concise and comprehensive coverage of the subject in an accessible form for those interested in how people respond to heat and how to predict and avoid heat causalities" Content: 1 Human Heat Stress2 Thermoregulation and Human Response to Heat3 Human Metabolic Heat4 Human Heat Stress and Clothing5 Measurement of Heat Stress6 Measurement of Heat Strain7 Assessment of Heat Stress Using the WBGT Index8 Assessment of Heat Stress Using the Body Heat Equation9 Computer Models for Assessing Human Heat Stress10 Human Heat Illness and Prevention11 Human Performance and Productivity in the Heat12 Skin Burns and Contact with Hot Surfaces