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. 2019 May 3;63(5):505–520. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxz033

Table 2.

HWA outdoors and indoors stratified by workload and time of day using WBGT data.

Time interval 6–9 a.m. 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 12–3 p.m.a 3–5 p.m.
HWA (minutes) Mean ± SD [95% CI]
Setting Workload
Outdoors Moderate 37 ± 26 [33, 40] 15 ± 21 [13, 18] 27 ± 21 [24, 29] 30 ± 20 [27, 33]
Heavy 29 ± 25 [26, 32] 9 ± 15 [7, 11] 15 ± 16 [13, 17] 18 ± 17 [15, 20]
Indoors Moderate 50 ± 19 [47, 52] 44 ± 22 [41, 46] 43 ± 21 [40, 45] 45 ± 21 [41, 48]
Heavy 42 ± 21 [39, 45] 32 ± 22 [30, 35] 30 ± 20 [27, 32] 33 ± 21 [30, 37]

aMandatory afternoon outdoor work ban (12–3 p.m.).