Environmental ergonomics : commercial kitchens in a semi-tropical city / Sasi Gangiah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gangiah, Sasi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kitchens--Planning--Environmental aspects.

Kitchens.

Environmental engineering--South Africa--Durban.

Environmental engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 333 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cape Town, South Africa : AOSIS, 2022.

Summary:

"This book focuses on the environmental ergonomics of restaurant kitchens and the challenges related hereto in a semitropical city from a chef's perspective. It establishes the urgent need for commercial kitchens to be conducive to the well-being of kitchen workers as heat illness is unreported in this industry. This research is relevant from an occupational health and safety point of view. It evaluates the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters such as heat, ventilation and humidity, noise and lighting in kitchens, cognisant that with different cuisines, the kitchen loads are different. The goals of occupational safety are health intervention for worker comfort to enhanced work performance. The book generates new knowledge regarding the factors affecting the body mass index of kitchen workers, prediction of heat and humidity near cooking stoves, discomfort near ovens, lighting in preparation areas and factors affecting reaction to stove noise. The book implements an exploratory design with multiple case studies."-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Overview and background of the study

Heat and thermal comfort

Ventilation and humidity

Noise and its effect on workers' health

Lighting in kitchens

Research methodology

Data presentation, analysis and discussion : heat and thermal comfort

Data presentation, analysis and discussion : ventilation and humidity

Data presentation, analysis and discussion : noise in kitchens

Data presentation, analysis and discussion : lighting in kitchens

Conclusion and recommendations.

Notes:

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