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Ergonomics of the thermal environment: medical supervision of individuals exposed to extreme hot or cold environments.

Ergonomie des ambiances thermiques : surveillance médicale des personnes exposées à la chaleur ou au froid extrêmes.

Author(s) : ISO

Type of monograph: Guide/Handbook, Booklet

Summary

This standard provides advice to those concerned with the safety of human exposure to extreme hot or cold thermal environments. Extreme thermal environments are those that result in a high rate of heat gain or loss by the body. As a guide, the boundaries of extreme environments might be considered to be as follows: for hot environments, a wet bulb globe temperature of 25 °C; for cold environments, an air temperature of 0 °C or below.

Details

  • Original title: Ergonomie des ambiances thermiques : surveillance médicale des personnes exposées à la chaleur ou au froid extrêmes.
  • Record ID : 2003-0533
  • Languages: French
  • Subject: Regulation
  • Publication: ISO (International Organization for Standardization) - Switzerland/Switzerland
  • Publication date: 2001/04/01
  • Collection:
  • Source: Source: ISO 12894:2001; 30 p. (21 x 29.7); ref.; append.; CHF 110/ICS 13.100/ICS 13.180.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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