Open AccessTelemetric heat stress monitor (THSM) spin-offs
Author(s) -
L. Berkbigler,
O. H. Bradley,
Ricardo David Araguillin López,
Daniel T. Martinez,
J. Stampfer
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/263002
Subject(s) - heat stress , national laboratory , hazardous waste , skin temperature , clothing , stress (linguistics) , heat load , environmental science , nuclear engineering , forensic engineering , aeronautics , engineering , waste management , physics , biomedical engineering , engineering physics , geography , atmospheric sciences , linguistics , philosophy , thermodynamics , archaeology
This is the final report of a one-year, Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). This project sought to investigate spin-offs of the telemetric heat stress monitoring system (THSM) developed at LANL. Hazardous-materials workers and firefighters wear clothing that protects them from external hazards, but the sealed environment of a protective suit makes its wearer susceptible to heat stress. Heat stress occurs when the body`s natural cooling mechanisms fail: it can cause collapse and death. The THSM warns both workers and remote monitoring personnel of incipient heat stress by monitoring and responding to elevations of workers` skin temperatures and heart rates. The technology won a 1994 R & D 100 award