Krastel D, Gaebelein H
Zentralinstitut für Arbeitsmedizin der DDR, Berlin.
Z Gesamte Hyg. 1990 Oct;36(10):564-6.
The actual occupational hygienic limit values for heat stress are based only on acute thermic effects. It cannot, however, be excluded that occupational heat exposure lasting for many years is able to cause chronic alterations of health status to such an extent that long-term effects have to be considered in occupational hygienic heat stress evaluation. In the present paper the essential effects of long-lasting heat stress are discussed on the basis of information from specialized literature, referring primarily to circulation system and water and electrolyte balance. Because of contradictions and insufficient reliability of the present results, further scientific work, especially concerted epidemiological research, is required to answer open questions. Concerning the health protection of heat exposed workers, conclusions are deduced, which can be drawn from the analyzed results already now.
热应激的实际职业卫生限值仅基于急性热效应。然而，不能排除多年的职业热暴露会导致健康状况的慢性改变，以至于在职业卫生热应激评估中必须考虑长期影响。在本文中，基于专业文献中的信息，主要针对循环系统以及水和电解质平衡，讨论了长期热应激的主要影响。由于目前结果存在矛盾且可靠性不足，需要进一步开展科学工作，尤其是协同进行的流行病学研究，以回答尚未解决的问题。关于热暴露工人的健康保护，从已分析的结果中得出了现在就可以得出的结论。
