[Energy expenditure of workers in a copper mill].

Abstract:

:The results of the studies of energetic expenditure at 63 different workstations in copper mill were presented. 212 determinations of energetic expenditure were performed with direct colorimetry. 11% of the workstations exhibited a high energetic expenditure and hazardous working environment conditions. The results imply the necessity to modernize the mill and improve the preventive activities within industrial health service.

journal_name

Med Pr

journal_title

Medycyna pracy

authors

Sowa K,Gwóźdź B,Zyłko M,Poborska K

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1981-01-01 00:00:00

pages

433-7

issue

6

eissn

0465-5893

issn

2353-1339

journal_volume

32

pub_type

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