Insider threats and thermal stress in the working environment

The human body can be compared to a heat engine where nutrients represent the input energy. This paper describes an interdisciplinary effort to explore the energy fluctuations of the human body in a broad context, including working conditions, nutrition, and psychological traits, with the ultimate g...

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Published inScientific Bulletin ("Mircea cel Bătrân" Naval Academy) Vol. XXIII; no. 1; pp. 271 - 276
Main Author Eftimie, Sergiu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Constanta Naval Academy Publishing House 2020
Subjects
Ambient temperature
Heat engines
Human body
Nutrients
Nutrition
Occupational health
Residual stress
Stress
Thermal stress
Thermodynamics
Ventilation
Work environment
Working conditions
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Summary:The human body can be compared to a heat engine where nutrients represent the input energy. This paper describes an interdisciplinary effort to explore the energy fluctuations of the human body in a broad context, including working conditions, nutrition, and psychological traits, with the ultimate goal to prevent counterproductive behaviour. Analogous to the material world, we argue that improper ambient temperature causes temporary and residual stress in humans, which facilitates two categories of insider threats that apply to both blue- and white-collar workers. We then propose several measures to adapt working conditions in order to minimize insider threats.
ISSN:2392-8956
1454-864X
1454-864X
2392-8956
DOI:10.21279/1454-864X-20-I1-038