Study on measures against heatstroke of construction workers -Part VII

Effectiveness of working jackets with fans for full harnesses at construction sites

Abstract

The authors examined the effects of wearing a collarless full harness (FH) compatible ventilated working vest (VWV), which was modified to facilitate the wearing of the harness (hereafter referred to as "new model"), on physiological and psychological responses of workers at a construction site during the summer. A VWV with a collar before improvement (hereinafter referred to as "conventional model") was used for comparison. A comparison of the physiological and psychological responses of seven subjects who wore the FH inside the VWV for the new model and outside the VWV for the conventional model showed no significant differences.