Open AccessInsider threats and thermal stress in the working environment
Author(s) -
Sergiu Eftimie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
scientific bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2392-8956
pISSN - 1454-864X
DOI - 10.21279/1454-864x-20-i1-038
Subject(s) - insider , context (archaeology) , insider threat , heat stress , working environment , stress (linguistics) , energy (signal processing) , risk analysis (engineering) , business , computer science , psychology , engineering , political science , biology , mechanical engineering , law , mathematics , paleontology , zoology , linguistics , philosophy , statistics
The human body can be compared to a heat engine where nutrients represent the input energy. This paper describes an interdisciplinary effort to explore the energy fluctuations of the human body in a broad context, including working conditions, nutrition, and psychological traits, with the ultimate goal to prevent counterproductive behaviour. Analogous to the material world, we argue that improper ambient temperature causes temporary and residual stress in humans, which facilitates two categories of insider threats that apply to both blue- and white-collar workers. We then propose several measures to adapt working conditions in order to minimize insider threats.