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[Energy expenditure on basic work-posts in metallurgy].

K Sowa·B Gwóźdź·M Krause
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The paper presents results of measurements of the whole energetic cost on the work-posts recognized by the management as basic. Altogether 121 determinations of energetic cost were performed on 18 different work-posts in two basic divisions of the steelworks. The results revealed that despite a considerable technical progress there is a significant number of work-posts, on which energetic cost exceeds 2600 kcal/8 hr. On these work-posts apart from the great energetic load, other loads, connected with material work environment on character of work, occur. This means that additional factors frequently increase their harmful effects on organism. The magnitude of energetic expenditure on a given work-post establishes the hierarchy of modernizational requirements for the plant's technical services.

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K Sowa, B Gwóźdź, M Krause. 1978. [Energy expenditure on basic work-posts in metallurgy].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/682945/

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