A Cooling Vest for Construction Workers

Min Wu; Joe Dong; Andy Zhao; Wai Ching Tang; William D. Sher; Guang Wei Chen; Shuo Chen; Zhi Dan Qin; Yan Zhou; Yin Wang

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1061-1062.728

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A Cooling Vest for Construction Workers

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Construction workers are vulnerable to heat stress, and a number of heat-related injuries and deaths have been reported. This study thus introduces a phase change material (PCM) based cooling garment designed for construction workers. The PCM cooling garment will be effective in reducing the workers body temperature and can extend their maximum tolerable time on sites.

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Min Wu*, Joe Dong, Andy Zhao, Wai Ching Tang, William D. Sher, Guang Wei Chen, Shuo Chen, Zhi Dan Qin, Yan Zhou, Yin Wang

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Construction Workers, Cooling Garment, Maximum Tolerable Time, Phase Change Materials (PCM), Thermal Stress

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