Search Results - "Bates, Graham P"
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Hydration status and physiological workload of UAE construction workers: A prospective longitudinal observational study
Published in Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) (18-09-2008)“…The objective of the study was to investigate the physiological responses of construction workers labouring in thermally stressful environments in the UAE…”
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Sweat rate and sodium loss during work in the heat
Published in Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) (29-01-2008)“…Significant and poorly documented electrolyte losses result from prolonged sweating. This study aimed to quantify likely sodium losses during work in heat…”
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Heat exhaustion in a deep underground metalliferous mine
Published in Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) (01-03-2000)“…OBJECTIVES To examine the incidence, clinical state, personal risk factors, haematology, and biochemistry of heat exhaustion occurring at a deep underground…”
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The Thermal Work Limit Is a Simple Reliable Heat Index for the Protection of Workers in Thermally Stressful Environments
Published in The Annals of occupational hygiene (01-08-2007)“…Background: Workers in many industries are exposed to thermally stressful work environments. Protection of the health of workers without unnecessarily…”
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Limiting metabolic rate (thermal work limit) as an index of thermal stress
Published in Applied occupational and environmental hygiene (01-03-2002)“…The development of a rational heat stress index called thermal work limit (TWL) is presented. TWL is defined as the limiting (or maximum) sustainable metabolic…”
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Hydration Status of Expatriate Manual Workers During Summer in the Middle East
Published in The Annals of occupational hygiene (01-03-2010)“…Background: Implicit in all indices used for risk assessment in the prevention of heat stress is the assumption that workers are healthy and well hydrated;…”
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Hydration, Hydration, Hydration
Published in The Annals of occupational hygiene (01-03-2010)“…Throughout the world, large numbers of manual workers perform physically demanding labour in conditions of high environmental heat stress. Although the…”
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Plasma sodium levels and dietary sodium intake in manual workers in the Middle East
Published in The Annals of occupational hygiene (01-05-2011)“…To investigate the hypothesis that workers who consume a predominantly rice-based, low-sodium diet and perform long periods of manual work in the heat are at…”
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