Summary of Field Studies


Activity

Month*

Event* (hrs)

N*

M*

F*

Age*

Conditions*

Clothing*
Indoor
Tae Kwon Do Feb. 1.5 7 6 1 8-42 Carpeted floor All in long sleeve-long pants martial arts uniform, sleeves rolled back, barefoot
Greenhouse Workers Mar. 5.25 2 1 1 37-39 Plant watering, spraying, soil blending, sterilization Long pants, elbow length short sleeve shirt, no gloves
Indoor Kids No. 1 Jan. 2.0 4 3 1 6-13 Playing on carpeted floor 3 of 4 short pants, 2 of 4 short sleeves, socks, no shoes
Indoor Kids No. 2 Feb. 2.0 6 4 2 3-13 Playing on carpeted floor 5 of 6 long pants, 5 of 6 long sleeves, socks, no shoes

Indoor Totals

 19 14 5
Outdoor
Daycare Kids No. 1a Aug. 3.5 6 5 1 1-6.5 Indoors: linoleum surface; outdoors: grass, bare earth, barked area 4 of 6 in long pants, 4 of 6 short sleeves, shoes
Daycare Kids No. 1b Aug. 4 6 5 1 1-6.5 Indoors: linoleum surface; outdoors: grass, bare earth, barked area 4 of 6 in long pants, 4 of 6 short sleeves, no shoes
Daycare Kids No. 2** Sept. 8 5 4 1 1-4 Indoors, low napped carpeting, linoleum surfaces 4 of 5 long pants, 3 of 5 long sleeves, all barefoot for part of the day
Daycare Kids No. 3 Nov. 8 4 3 1 1-4.5 Indoors: linoleum surface, outside: grass, bare earth, barked area All long pants, 3 of 4 long sleeves, socks and shoes
Soccer No. 1 Nov. 0.67 8 8 0 13-15 Half grass-half bare earth 6 of 8 long sleeves, 4 of 8 long pants, 3 of 4 short pants and shin guards
Soccer No. 2 Mar. 1.5 8 0 8 24-34 All-weather field (sand-ground tires) All in short sleeve shirts, shorts, knee socks, shin guards
Soccer No. 3 Nov. 1.5 7 0 7 24-34 All-weather field (sand-ground tires) All in short sleeve shirts, shorts, knee socks, shin guards
Groundskeepers No. 1 Mar. 1.5 2 1 1 29-52 Campus grounds, urban horticulture center, arboretum All in long pants, intermittent use of gloves
Groundskeepers No. 2 Mar. 4.25 5 3 2 22-37 Campus grounds, urban horticulture center, arboretum All in long pants, intermittent use of gloves
Groundskeepers No. 3 Mar. 8 7 5 2 30-62 Campus grounds, urban horticulture center, arboretum All in long pants, intermittent use of gloves
Groundskeepers No. 4 Aug. 4.25 7 4 3 22-38 Campus grounds, urban horticulture center, arboretum 5 of 7 in short sleeve shirts, intermittent use of gloves
Groundskeepers No. 5 Aug. 8 8 6 2 19-64 Campus grounds, urban horticulture center, arboretum 5 of 8 in short sleeve shirts, intermittent use of gloves
Landscape/Rockery June 9 4 3 1 27-43 Digging (manual and mechanical), rock moving All long pants, 2 long sleeves, all socks and boots
Irrigation Installers Oct. 3 6 6 0 23-41 Landscaping, surface restoration All in long pants, 3 of 6 short sleeve or sleeveless shirts
Gardeners No. 1 Aug. 4 8 1 7 16-35 Weeding, pruning, digging a trench 6 of 8 long pants, 7 of 8 short sleeves, 1 sleeveless, socks, shoes, intermittent use of gloves
Gardeners No. 2 Aug. 4 7 2 5 26-52 Weeding, pruning, digging a trench, picking fruit, cleaning 3 of 7 long pants, 5 of 7 short sleeves, 1 sleeveless, socks, shoes, no gloves
Rugby No. 1 Mar. 1.75 8 8 0 20-22 Mixed grass-bare wet field All in short sleeve shirts, shorts, variable sock lengths
Rugby No. 2 July 2 8 8 0 23-33 Grass field (80% of time) and all-weather field (mix of gravel, sand, and clay) (20% of time) All in shorts, 7 of 8 in short sleeve shirts, 6 of 8 in low socks
Rugby No. 3 Sept. 2.75 7 7 0 24-30 Compacted mixed grass and bare earth field All short pants, 7 of 8 short or rolled up sleeves, socks, shoes
Archeologists July 11.5 7 3 4 16-35 Digging with trowel, screening dirt, sorting 6 of 7 short pants, all short sleeves, 3 no shoes or socks, 2 sandals
Construction Workers Sept. 8 8 8 0 21-30 Mixed bare earth and concrete surfaces, dust and debris 5 of 8 pants, 7 of 8 short sleeves, all socks and shoes
Utility Workers No. 1 July 9.5 5 5 0 24-45 Cleaning, fixing mains, excavation (backhoe and shovel) All long pants, short sleeves, socks, boots, gloves sometimes
Utility Workers No. 2 Aug. 9.5 6 6 0 23-44 Cleaning, fixing mains, excavation (backhoe and shovel) All long pants, 5 of 6 short sleeves, socks, boots, gloves sometimes
Heavy Equipment Operators No. 1 Aug. 8 4 4 0 21-54 Earth scraping with heavy machinery, dusty conditions All long pants, 3of 4 short sleeves, socks, boots, 2 of 4 gloves
Heavy Equipment Operators No. 2 Aug. 8 4 4 0 21-54 Earth scraping with heavy machinery, dusty conditions All long pants, 3 of 4 short sleeves, socks, boots, 1 gloves
Farmers No. 1 May 2 4 2 2 39-44 Manual weeding, mechanical cultivation All in long pants, heavy shoes, short sleeve shirts, no gloves
Farmers No. 2 July 2 6 4 2 18-43 Manual weeding, mechanical cultivation 2 of 6 short, 4 of 6 long pants, 1 of 6 long sleeve shirt, no gloves
Reed Gatherers Aug. 2 4 0 4 42-67 Tidal flats 2 of 4 short sleeve shirts/knee length pants, all wore shoes
Kids-in-mud No. 1 Sept. 0.17 6 5 1 9-14 Lake shoreline All in short sleeve T-shirts, shorts, barefoot
Kids-in-mud No. 2 Sept. 0.33 6 5 1 9-14 Lake shoreline All in short sleeve T-shirts, shorts, barefoot

Outdoor Totals

 181 125 56

*Column headings: Month = month of the year the activity occurred; Event = event duration; N = number of volunteers; M = number of male volunteers; F = number of female volunteers; Age = range of ages of activity group; Conditions = conditions of activity; Clothing = clothing worn by volunteers.
**Activities were confined to the house.

Sources: Kissel et al., 1996 and Holmes et al. (1999).


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[ Field Study Summary | Soil Loading Summary | Hand Loading Summary ]

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