The psychological and physiological effects of air-conditioned wear and other functions on construction workers: No.1 Actual investigation at active construction sites

To decrease the number of casualties due to heatstroke, we studied the effects of air-conditioned wear (ACW) and the differences of working hours between morning and afternoon on the physiological and psychological responses of construction workers in summer The effects of ACW on both the psychological and physiological responses such as skin and tympanic temperature of workers at outdoor construction site were significantly estimated. The differences between the skin and tympanic temperatures of workers at indoor construction site with and without ACW were so small, that the only significant differences between those with and without ACW were psychological responses. © 2018 Architectural Institute of Japan. All rights reserved.