BS 7963:2000
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Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Guide to the assessment of heat strain in workers wearing personal protective equipment
Hardcopy , PDF
English
15-07-2000
Committees responsible
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 PPE and heat balance
5 Analysis of work situations
6 The individual
Annex A (informative) Application of the measurement methods
given in BS EN 27243:1994 and BS EN
12515:1997 to workers wearing PPE
Annex B (informative) Worked examples
Annex C (informative) Examples of clothing worn and
corresponding thermal insulation
values
Annex D (informative) Theory behind modifications to BS EN
12515:1997 for workers wearing PPE
Bibliography
Figure 1 - Routes of heat loss from the body
Table 1 - Examples of metabolic rates for typical industrial
activities
Table 2 - Estimated increases in metabolic rate due to
wearing PPE
Table 3 - Body coverage of garments (from BS ISO 9920:1995)
Table A.1 - Correction factors to be applied to BS EN
27243:1994 WBGT reference values when PPE is worn
(from ACGIH, 1990 [1])
Table B.1 - Thermal insulation of clothing ensemble
Table B.2 - Calculation of proportion of the body covered
Table C.1 - Intrinsic thermal insulation values for typical
clothing and footwear
Table C.2 - Typical thermal insulation values of clothing
ensembles
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