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How to evaluate physiological strains of workers while wearing protective clothing?

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25560026
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Clothing life/Dwelling life
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

TOCHIHARA Yutaka  九州大学, 芸術工学研究科(研究院), 名誉教授 (50095907)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) FUKAZAWA Takako  京都教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (90423574)
Research Collaborator LEE Joo-Young  Seoul National University, Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords暑熱ストレス / 防護服 / WBGT / 生理負担 / 暑熱負担 / 湿性熱抵抗 / 代謝量
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This paper focuses on a clothing adjustment factor (CAF).
The adjustment to the WBGT value measured in an environment to account for the effects of clothing that has different thermal properties from that of standard work clothing.
Work clothes:0, Cloth coveralls (cotton and Nomex): 0, Non-woven SMS coverall as a singer layer: 0, Full-face negative pressure respirator: 0.3, SMS nonwoven polypropylene coveralls: 0.5, Polyolefin coveralls: 1, Hood*: 1, Non-woven polyolefin coveralls a s a single layer: 2, Tyvek 1422A coveralls as a single layer: 2, NexGen coveralls as a single layer: 2.5, Double-layered woven clothing: 3, Saratoga hammer protective clothing ensemble: 3, Vapour-barrier apron with long sleeves and long length over cloth coveralls: 4, Microporous coveralls: 6, Vapour-barrier coveralls as a single layer (without hood): 10, Vapour-barrier coveralls as a single layer (with hood): 11, Vapour-barrier over cloth coveralls without hood and with NP respirator: 12

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2014

All Presentation (1 results)

  • [Presentation] 日本人若年者における温熱的快適性評価2014

    • Author(s)
      深沢太香子
    • Organizer
      人間-生活環境系シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      長崎県立大学シーボルト校
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-08
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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