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Niektóre cechy bilansu cieplnego człowieka w okresie zimowym w warunkach klimatu subpolarnego północnej Finlandii

Błażejczyk K., Fiala D., Richards M., Rintamaki H., Ruuhela R.

Problemy Klimatologii Polarnej

2008

nr 18

89-97

Artykuł prezentuje wyniki terenowych badań bioklimatyczno-fizjologicznych bilansu cieplnego człowieka oraz niektórych parametrów fizjologicznych organizmu w warunkach zimowych w strefie klimatu polar-nego północnej Finlandii. W trakcie badań obserwowano tempo ochładzania się temperatury twarzy oraz warunki zachowania równowagi cieplnej organizmu podczas długotrwałej ekspozycji terenowej.

The paper presents some results of field experiment dealing with physiological adaptation to cold in arctic climate. The bioclimatic-and-physiological measurements were carried out in February 2008 in Saariselka in northern Finland. The research are the part of COST 730 Action “Towards a universal thermal climate index UTCI for assessing the thermal environment of the human being”. We have observed face cooling during long cold exposure when standing and during walking. Whole body heat balance, adaptation processes and thermal sensations were also studied. The results show great effectiveness of cold adaptation processes. Both, physiological responses of an organism (e.g. shivering) and behavioural thermal regulation (activity, clothing) help to keep homeothermy. Some risk of local skin cooling that can lead to frostbite was observed at non covered face after 20 minute exposure in –12°C and wind speed of 12-20 m/s.

Prediction of Duration Limited Exposure for Participants Wearing Chemical Protective Clothing in the Cold

Rissanen S., Rintamaki H., Holder I.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

2000

Vol. 6, No. 4

451--461

The suitability of the IREQ (insulation required) index for predicting the thermal responses of 6 participants wearing chemical protective clothing was tested during exercise at -20 and -25 °C. IREQ was used to calculate duration limited exposure (DLE). Measured DLE correlated (r= .899, p < .001) with the predicted DLE. In exposures exceeding 40 min, however, the predicted DLE tended to be 10-20 min too short compared to the measured one. During short exposures the prediction was 5-20 min too long. The results show that IREQ overestimated the cold strain in participants wearing chemical protective clothing during cold exposures longer than 40 min. Nevertheless, predicted DLE never exceeded measured times and thus the prediction was always safe from the occupational point of view.