Abstract
In a country such as the United States, the largest employee sector is in the restaurant industry. This makes the commercial kitchens an important space that needs to be evaluated and consequently improved in terms of thermal comfort and indoor air quality conditions, for the wellbeing of the employees. It is relevant to know how the employees assess the thermal conditions and what their
subjective reactions in commercial kitchens are. The subjective feedback is the effective way, together with the physical measurements, of defining the values of thermal comfort parameters in commercial kitchens. Today, no study on subjective feedback from kitchen employees has been reported. In the present paper, two types of survey were developed and tested in the field. The questions are based on the ISO 10551 standard and adapted to the kitchen environment. Answers dealing with the working conditions and the environment in general, including some facts about the person (age, weight, height, etc.), and SBS symptoms, were recorded.
subjective reactions in commercial kitchens are. The subjective feedback is the effective way, together with the physical measurements, of defining the values of thermal comfort parameters in commercial kitchens. Today, no study on subjective feedback from kitchen employees has been reported. In the present paper, two types of survey were developed and tested in the field. The questions are based on the ISO 10551 standard and adapted to the kitchen environment. Answers dealing with the working conditions and the environment in general, including some facts about the person (age, weight, height, etc.), and SBS symptoms, were recorded.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2012 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Publisher | International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate |
Publication date | 2012 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Event | 10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia Duration: 8 Jul 2012 → 12 Jul 2012 Conference number: 10 http://hb2012.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings |
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Number | 10 |
Location | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Brisbane |
Period | 08/07/2012 → 12/07/2012 |
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Bibliographical note
Healthy Buildings conference 2012Keywords
- Subjective surveys
- Kitchen thermal environment
- Thermal comfort