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Thermal Ergonomics Standards

Ergonomics Standards Thermal ergonomics standards are relevant where heat or cold are factors in the environment and are important in sports, fire fighting, construction, surgery and other occupations. Thermal ergonomic standards are important to protective clothing manufacturers and workers in extreme environments. Thermal ergonomic standards promote safety, productivity, health and well-being. ISO TC 159 is a technical committee involved in standardization in the field of ergonomics. ISO TC 159 SC5 is a subcommittee working on ergonomics of the physical environment. Within this category are thermal ergonomics standards for measurement of physical quantities, analysis and interpretation of thermal stress on workers, methods for the assessment of human responses to hot and cold as well as other standards.

The University of Ottowa Thermal Egronomics Laboratory conducts research in the field of thermal ergonomics and looks at health, performance and the human body's response to heat and cold. The Health Safety Executive has resources, legislation and publications for further reading on the topic of thermal comfort and occupational exposure to heat and cold.

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ISO 9920:2007
Ergonomics of the thermal environment – Estimation of thermal insulation and water vapour resistance of a clothing ensemble
ISO 9920:2007 specifies methods for estimating the thermal characteristics (resistance to dry heat loss and evaporative heat loss) in steady-state conditions for a clothing ensemble based on values for known garments, ensembles and textiles. It examines the influence of body movement and air penetration on the thermal insulation and water vapour resistance. It does not deal with other effects of clothing, such as adsorption of water, buffering or tactile comfort, take into account the influence of rain and snow on the thermal characteristics, consider special protective clothing (water-cooled suits, ventilated suits, heated clothing), or deal with the separate insulation on different parts of the body and discomfort due to the asymmetry of a clothing ensemble.


ISO 13732-1:2006
Ergonomics of the thermal environment – Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces – Part 1:Hot surfaces
ISO 15536-1:2006 provides temperature threshold values for burns that occur when human skin is in contact with a hot solid surface. It also describes methods for the assessment of the risks of burning, when humans could or might touch hot surfaces with their unprotected skin. In addition, ISO 13732-1:2006 gives guidance for cases where it is necessary to specify temperature limit values for hot surfaces, but does not set surface temperature limit values. ISO 13732-1:2006 deals with contact periods of 0,5 s and longer. It is applicable to contact when the surface temperature is essentially maintained during the contact.


ISO 13732-3:2005
Ergonomics of the thermal environment – Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces – Part 1:Cold surfaces
ISO 13732-3:2005 provides methods for the assessment of the risk of cold injury and other adverse effects when a cold surface is touched by bare-hand/finger skin. It provides ergonomics data for establishing temperature limit values for cold solid surfaces. The values established can be used in the development of special standards, where surface temperature limit values are required. Its data are applicable to all fields where cold solid surfaces cause a risk of acute effects: pain, numbness and frostbite, and are not limited to the hands but can be applied in general to the healthy human skin of male and female adults.


ISO 11399:1995
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Principles and application of relevant International Standards
Purpose is to specify information which will allow the correct, effective and practical use of International Standards concerned with the ergonomics of the thermal environment. Describes the underlying principles concerning the ergonomics of the thermal environment.


ISO 12894:2001
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Medical supervision of individuals exposed to extreme hot or cold environments
This International Standard provides advice to those concerned with the safety of human exposures to extreme hot or cold thermal environments. Extreme thermal environments are those which result in a high rate of heat gain or loss by the body. This International Standard is intended to assist those with responsibility for such exposures to reach decisions about the appropriate level of medical supervision in different situations.


ISO 10551:1995
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Assessment of the influence of the thermal environment using subjective judgement scales
Covers the construction and use of judgment scales for use in providing reliable and comparative data on the subjective aspects of thermal comfort or thermal stress.


ISO 11079:2007
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Determination and interpretation of cold stress when using required clothing insulation (IREQ) and local cooling effects
ISO 11079:2007 specifies methods and strategies for assessing the thermal stress associated with exposure to cold environments. These methods apply to continuous, intermittent as well as occasional exposure and type of work, indoors and outdoors.


BS 7915:1998
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Guide to design and evaluation of working practices for cold indoor environments


BS 7963:2000
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Guide to the assessment of heat strain in workers wearing personal protective equipment


BS EN ISO 10551:2001
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Assessment of the influence of the thermal environment using subjective judgement scales
Covers the construction and use of judgement scales for use in providing reliable and comparative data on the subjective aspects of thermal comfort or thermal stress.


BS EN ISO 11079:2007
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Determination and interpretation of cold stress when using required clothing insulation (IREQ) and local cooling effects


BS EN ISO 11399:2001
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Principles and application of relevant International standards
Purpose is to specify information which will allow the correct, effective and practical use of International Standards concerned with the ergonomics of the thermal environment. Describes the underlying principles concerning the ergonomics of the thermal environment.


BS EN ISO 12894:2001
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Medical supervision of individuals exposed to extreme hot or cold environments
This International Standard provides advice to those concerned with the safety of human exposures to extreme hot or cold thermal environments. 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. This International Standard is intended to assist those with responsibility for such exposures to reach decisions about the appropriate level of medical supervision in different situations. This guidance is applicable to laboratory and occupational exposures to extreme environments.


BS EN ISO 13731:2002
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Vocabulary and symbols
This International Standard defines physical quantities in the field of the ergonomics of the thermal environment. The corresponding symbols and units are also listed. The aim of this International Standard is to give vocabulary and symbols for the quantities used in International Standards on ergonomics of the thermal environment, to provide a reference of vocabulary and symbols to be used in writing future International Standards or other publications on the ergonomics of the thermal environment.


BS EN ISO 13732-1:2008
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces. Hot surfaces
ISO 15536-1:2006 provides temperature threshold values for burns that occur when human skin is in contact with a hot solid surface. It also describes methods for the assessment of the risks of burning, when humans could or might touch hot surfaces with their unprotected skin. In addition, ISO 13732-1:2006 gives guidance for cases where it is necessary to specify temperature limit values for hot surfaces, but does not set surface temperature limit values. ISO 13732-1:2006 deals with contact periods of 0,5 s and longer. It is applicable to contact when the surface temperature is essentially maintained during the contact.


BS EN ISO 13732-3:2008
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces. Cold surfaces
ISO 13732-3:2005 provides methods for the assessment of the risk of cold injury and other adverse effects when a cold surface is touched by bare-hand/finger skin. It provides ergonomics data for establishing temperature limit values for cold solid surfaces. The values established can be used in the development of special standards, where surface temperature limit values are required. Its data are applicable to all fields where cold solid surfaces cause a risk of acute effects: pain, numbness and frostbite, and are not limited to the hands but can be applied in general to the healthy human skin of male and female adults.


BS EN ISO 15265:2004
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Risk assessment strategy for the prevention of stress or discomfort in thermal working conditions
ISO 15265:2004 describes a strategy for assessing and interpreting the risk of physiological constraints, or of discomfort, while working in a given climatic environment. ISO 15265:2004 does not describe a single procedure, but a strategy in three stages that can be used successively to gain deeper insight in the working conditions, as it is needed to draw the most appropriate conclusions about the risk involved and identify the best control and prevention measures.


BS EN ISO 15743:2008
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Cold workplaces. Risk assessment and management
ISO 15743:2008 presents a strategy and practical tools for assessing and managing cold risk in the workplace, and includes: models and methods for cold risk assessment and management; a checklist for identifying cold-related problems at work; a model, method and questionnaire intended for use by occupational health care professionals in identifying those individuals with symptoms that increase their cold sensitivity and, with the aid of such identification, offering optimal guidance and instructions for individual cold protection; guidelines on how to apply thermal standards and other validated scientific methods when assessing cold‑related risks; a practical example from cold work.


BS EN ISO 7726:2001
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Instruments for measuring physical quantities
This International Standard specifies the minimum characteristics of instruments for measuring physical quantities characterizing an environment as well as the methods for measuring the physical quantities of this environment. This International Standard is used as a reference when establishing specifications for manufacturers and users of instruments for measuring the physical quantities of the environment; a written contract between two parties for the measurement of these quantities. It applies to the influence of hot, moderate, comfortable or cold environments on people.


BS EN ISO 7730:2005
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Analytical determination and interpretation of thermal comfort using calculation of the PMV and PPD indices and local thermal comfort criteria
ISO 7730:2005 presents methods for predicting the general thermal sensation and degree of discomfort (thermal dissatisfaction) of people exposed to moderate thermal environments. It enables the analytical determination and interpretation of thermal comfort using calculation of PMV (predicted mean vote) and PPD (predicted percentage of dissatisfied) and local thermal comfort, giving the environmental conditions considered acceptable for general thermal comfort as well as those representing local discomfort.


BS EN ISO 7933:2004
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Analytical determination and interpretation of heat stress using calculation of the predicted heat strain
ISO 7933:2004 specifies a method for the analytical evaluation and interpretation of the thermal stress experienced by a subject in a hot environment. It describes a method for predicting the sweat rate and the internal core temperature that the human body will develop in response to the working conditions. The various terms used in this prediction model, and in particular in the heat balance, show the influence of the different physical parameters of the environment on the thermal stress experienced by the subject. In this way, this International Standard makes it possible to determine which parameter or group of parameters should be modified, and to what extent, in order to reduce the risk of physiological strains. The main objectives of ISO 7933:2004 are the following: the evaluation of the thermal stress in conditions likely to lead to excessive core temperature increase or water loss for the standard subject; the determination of exposure times with which the physiological strain is acceptable (no physical damage is to be expected). In the context of this prediction mode, these exposure times are called "maximum allowable exposure times".


BS EN ISO 8996:2004
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Determination of metabolic rate
The metabolic rate, as a conversion of chemical into mechanical and thermal energy, measures the energetic cost of muscular load and gives a numerical index of activity. Metabolic rate is an important determinant of the comfort or the strain resulting from exposure to a thermal environment. In particular, in hot climates, the high levels of metabolic heat production associated with muscular work aggravate heat stress, as large amounts of heat need to be dissipated, mostly by sweat evaporation. ISO 8996:2004 specifies different methods for the determination of metabolic rate in the context of ergonomics of the climatic working environment. It can also be used for other applications -- for example, the assessment of working practices, the energetic cost of specific jobs or sport activities, the total cost of an activity, etc.

BS EN ISO 9886:2004
Ergonomics. Evaluation of thermal strain by physiological measurements
ISO 9886:2004 describes methods for measuring and interpreting the following physiological parameters: body core temperature; skin temperatures; heart rate; body-mass loss.


BS EN ISO 9920:2009
Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Estimation of thermal insulation and water vapour resistance of a clothing ensemble
ISO 9920:2007 specifies methods for estimating the thermal characteristics (resistance to dry heat loss and evaporative heat loss) in steady-state conditions for a clothing ensemble based on values for known garments, ensembles and textiles. It examines the influence of body movement and air penetration on the thermal insulation and water vapour resistance. It does not deal with other effects of clothing, such as adsorption of water, buffering or tactile comfort, take into account the influence of rain and snow on the thermal characteristics, consider special protective clothing (water-cooled suits, ventilated suits, heated clothing), or deal with the separate insulation on different parts of the body and discomfort due to the asymmetry of a clothing ensemble.


ONORM EN ISO 10551:2002
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Assessment of the influence of the thermal environment using subjective judgement scales (ISO 10551:1995) (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Diese ÖNORM befasst sich mit dem Aufbau und der Anwendung von Bewertungsskalen (Skalen für die thermische Wahrnehmung, thermische Behaglichkeit, thermische Bevorzugung, Erhebungsbogen für Annehmbarkeit und Toleranzskala), um zuverlässige und vergleichbare Daten zu den subjektiven Aspekten von thermischer Behaglichkeit oder thermischer Belastung zu erhalten.


ONORM EN ISO 11079:2008
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Determination and interpretation of cold stress when using required clothing insulation (IREQ) and local cooling effects (ISO 11079:2007)
Diese Internationale Norm legt Verfahren und Strategien zur Bewertung der thermischen Belastung fest, die mit dem Aufenthalt in Kälteumgebungen verbunden sind. Diese Verfahren gelten für eine ununterbrochene, unterbrochene und gelegentliche Exposition sowohl für Arbeiten in Innenräumen als auch im Freien. Die vorliegende Internationale Norm ist nicht auf spezifische Effekte, die mit bestimmten meteorologischen Erscheinungen (z. B. Niederschlag) verbunden sind, anwendbar. Diese Effekte sollten nach anderen Verfahren beurteilt werden.


ONORM EN ISO 11399:2001
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Principles and application of relevant International Standards (ISO 11399:1995) (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Diese ÖNORM legt Angaben fest, die die richtige, wirksame und praktische Anwendung von Internationalen Normen, welche sich mit den ergonomischen Aspekten des Umgebungsklimas befassen, gestatten. Sie umfasst eine Beschreibung jeder maßgeblichen Internationalen Norm und auch Hinweise darüber, wie diese Normen in ergänzender Weise zur ergonomischen Beurteilung des Umgebungsklimas angewendet werden können. Weiters werden die den maßgeblichen Internationalen Normen zugrundliegenden angewandten Prinzipien beschrieben. Die in dieser Norm überblicksweise dargestellten Internationalen Normen befassen sich mit Umgebungsklimata im gesamten Bereich von ergonomischen Untersuchungen. Die in der ÖNORM EN ISO 11399 erläuterten Informationen sind aber für die Beurteilung von Umgebungsklimata nicht ausreichend. Zu diesem Zweck sollten die zugehörigen Internationalen Normen angewendet werden.


ONORM EN ISO 12894:2002
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Medical supervision of individuals exposed to extreme hot or cold environments (ISO 12894:2001) (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Es werden Ratschläge für Verantwortliche zur Verfügung gestellt, die sich mit der Sicherheit bei der Exposition von Menschen gegenüber extrem heißen oder kalten thermischen Umgebungen befassen. Extreme thermische Umgebungen sind solche, die zu einem hohen Maß von Wärmezufuhr zum Körper oder von Wärmeverlust des Körpers führen. Eine genaue Definition solcher Umgebungen ist nicht einfach aufzustellen, da die Veränderungen der Wärmespeicherung des Körpers ebenso von der Bekleidung und der körperlichen Tätigkeit wie von den Kennwerten der klimatischen Umgebung abhängen. Ziel dieser ÖNORM ist, die für solche Expositionen Verantwortlichen bei der Fällung von Entscheidungen über das geeignete Niveau der medizinischen Überwachung in unterschiedlichen Situationen zu unterstützen. Die Norm sollte im Zusammenhang mit anderen einschlägigen Anleitungen und gesetzlichen bzw. Verwaltungsbestimmungen gelesen und angewendet werden. Sie ist anwendbar auf die Exposition gegenüber extremen Umgebungen im Laboratorium und am Arbeitsplatz.


ONORM EN ISO 13732-1:2009
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces - Part 1: Hot surfaces (ISO 13732-1:2006)


ONORM EN ISO 13732-3:2009
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces - Part 3: Cold surfaces (ISO 13732-3:2005)

ONORM EN ISO 15743:2008
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Cold workplaces - Risk assessment and management (ISO 15743:2008)


ONORM EN ISO 7726:2001
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Instruments for measuring physical quantities (ISO 7726:1998) (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Es werden Mindestanforderungen an Instrumente zur Messung physikalischer Größen festgelegt, welche zur Beschreibung des Umgebungsklimas dienen, sowie Verfahren zur Messung dieser physikalischen Größen. Ziel ist es, Verfahren zu normen, mit denen die Daten zur Bestimmung solcher Indizes erfasst werden können. Diese ÖNORM gilt für die Untersuchung der Auswirkung warmer, gemäßigter, angenehmer oder kalter Umgebungsklimata auf den Menschen.


ONORM EN ISO 7730:2006
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Analytical determination and interpretation of thermal comfort using calculation of the PMV and PPD indices and local thermal comfort criteria (ISO 7730:2005) (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Diese Europäische Norm beschreibt Verfahren zur Voraussage des Wärmeempfindens und des Grades des Unbehagens von Menschen, die einem gemäßigten Umgebungsklima ausgesetzt sind, und legt Bedingungen für jenes Umgebungsklima fest, welches ein Gefühl der Behaglichkeit hervorruft. Diese Norm ist bei der Schaffung neuer Umgebungsklimata oder bei der Bewertung vorhandener anwendbar.


ONORM EN ISO 7933:2004
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Analytical determination and interpretation of heat stress using calculation of the predicted heat strain (ISO 7933:2004) (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Es wird ein Verfahren zur analytischen Bestimmung und Interpretation der Wärmebelastung festgelegt, der eine Person in warmem Umgebungsklima ausgesetzt ist. Die Norm dient zur Bestimmung der Schweißrate und der inneren Körperkerntemperatur, die der menschliche Körper als Reaktion auf die Arbeitsbedingungen entwickelt. In diesem Vorhersage-Modell wird der Einfluss der unterschiedlichen physikalischen Parameter der Umgebung auf die Wärmebelastung der Normalperson, die sich in gutem gesundheitlichem Zustand befindet, gezeigt. Auf diese Weise wird ermöglicht, zu bestimmen, welche Parameter oder welche Gruppen von Parametern zu verändern sind und in welchem Ausmaß das erfolgen sollte, um das Risiko einer physiologischen Überbeanspruchung zu reduzieren. Ziele sind die Bewertung der Wärmebelastung in Situationen, die zu einer übermäßigen Erhöhung der Körperkerntemperatur oder zu übermäßigem Wasserverlust dieser Normalperson führen können, und die Bestimmung der maximal zulässigen Expositionszeiten, bei denen die physiologische Beanspruchung auf einen noch akzeptablen Wert begrenzt wird.


ONORM EN ISO 8996:2005
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Determination of metabolic rate (ISO 8996:2004) (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Behandelt wird die Bestimmung des Energieumsatzes im menschlichen Körper, die Ermittlung jener Wärmeerzeugung, welche zur Bestimmung von Komfort und Wärmebelastung benötigt wird. Diese Norm enthält Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Energieumsatzes und kann damit auch für die Bewertung von Arbeitsverfahren sowie zur Ermittlung des Energieaufwandes für spezielle Aufgaben oder Sportaktivitäten sowie des Gesamtenergieaufwandes einer Tätigkeit uam angewendet werden.


ONORM EN ISO 9886:2004
Ergonomics - Evaluation of thermal strain by physiological measurements (ISO 9886:2004) (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Diese Norm befasst sich mit der Beurteilung von thermischer Belastung und Beanspruchung. Darin werden Verfahren zur Messung und Interpretation von Körperkerntemperatur, Hauttemperatur, Herzschlagfrequenz und Masseverlust des Körpers beschrieben.


ONORM EN ISO 9920:2009
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Estimation of thermal insulation and water vapour resistance of a clothing ensemble (ISO 9920:2007, Corrected version 2008-11-01)


ISO 8996:2004
Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Determination of metabolic rate
The metabolic rate, as a conversion of chemical into mechanical and thermal energy, measures the energetic cost of muscular load and gives a numerical index of activity. Metabolic rate is an important determinant of the comfort or the strain resulting from exposure to a thermal environment. In particular, in hot climates, the high levels of metabolic heat production associated with muscular work aggravate heat stress, as large amounts of heat need to be dissipated, mostly by sweat evaporation. ISO 8996:2004 specifies different methods for the determination of metabolic rate in the context of ergonomics of the climatic working environment. It can also be used for other applications -- for example, the assessment of working practices, the energetic cost of specific jobs or sport activities, the total cost of an activity, etc.


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