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Foreword
Methods
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative reference
3 Principle and accuracy
4 Tables for the estimation of metabolic rate
5 Measurement of metabolic rate
Annexes
A (normative) Classification of metabolic rate for
kinds of activities
B (normative) Classification of metabolic rate by
occupation
C (normative) Data for standard person
D (normative) Metabolic rate for body posture, type
of work and body motion related to work speed
E (normative) Metabolic rate for typical activities
F (normative) Example of the calculation of the
average metabolic rate for a work cycle
G (normative) Examples of the calculation of
metabolic rate based on measured data
Tables
1 Levels for the determination of the metabolic rate
2 Pressure of saturated water vapour (kPa) between
10 deg C and 37 deg C shown in steps of 1 deg C
A.1 Classification of metabolic rate
B.1 Metabolic rate for various occupations
C.1 Data for the standard person
D.1 Metabolic rate for body posture, values excluding
basal metabolism
D.2 Metabolic rate for different types of work, values
excluding basal metabolism
D.3 Metabolic rated related to work speed; values
excluding basal metabolism
D.4 Examples of the assessment of various types of work
by means of the tables of group assessment
D.5 Examples for calculating metabolic rate using
metabolic rate related to work speed
E.1 Metabolic rate for typical activities
F.1 Example of the calculation of the average metabolic
rate
Figures
1 Domain of the increase in metabolic rate
2 Measurement of metabolic rate using the partial
method
3 Measurement of metabolic rate using the integral
method
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