@inproceedings{10b16a50e3a54ac7aa92706fc3ee24b0,
title = "Changes in face and hands skin temperatures during exposure to moderate cold thermal environment",
abstract = "Exposure to cold thermal environment was found to be a significant risk factor in industrial activities. The aim of this study was to simulate a repetitive cheese packing movement in a laboratory environment and investigate the influence of moderate cold on changes in hand and face skin temperature. Thermographic images were taken after ten and thirty-five minutes of exposure, in order to evaluate the influence cold on volunteers. Five volunteers were exposed to moderate cold and seven to thermoneutral temperature. All volunteers were female and in the first phase of the menstrual cycle. The findings of this investigation show that there is a big difference in skin temperatures between the left and right hand. Further investigation should be conducted in different cold thermal environment conditions, considering moderate and severe cold, considering both genders, but always considering the follicular phase when dealing with female volunteers.",
keywords = "Face and hands temperature changes, Moderate cold exposure, Thermography",
author = "T. Zlatar and R. Vardasca and Marques, {A. T.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, London.; International Symposium on Safety and Hygiene, SHO 2015 ; Conference date: 12-02-2015 Through 13-02-2015",
year = "2015",
language = "English",
series = "Occupational Safety and Hygiene III - Selected Extended and Revised Contributions from the International Symposium on Safety and Hygiene",
publisher = "CRC Press/Balkema",
pages = "267--272",
editor = "Melo, {Rui B.} and Baptista, {Jo{\~a}o Santos} and Miguel, {A. S{\'e}rgio} and Gon{\c c}alo Perestrelo and Arezes, {Pedro M.} and Miguel, {A. S{\'e}rgio} and Barroso, {M{\'o}nica P.} and Paula Carneiro and Patr{\'i}cio Cordeiro and N{\'e}lson Costa",
booktitle = "Occupational Safety and Hygiene III - Selected Extended and Revised Contributions from the International Symposium on Safety and Hygiene",
}