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* Do not use anything involving the Wet Bulb (WB)  
 
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* The IMIS description indicates that this is for '''''inside''''' heat monitoring.  Therefore, use the WBGT<sub>i</sub> value.
 
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== Equipment ==
 
== Equipment ==
 
  ''NEEDS INFORMATION ON QUESTEMP 36''
 
  ''NEEDS INFORMATION ON QUESTEMP 36''
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Revision as of 19:17, 7 August 2017

Standards

There is no specific standard that applies to heat stress. The only citation option is a General Duty, 5(a)(1).

Sampling

Methods

Refer to the OSHA Technical Manual (OTM), Section III, Chapter 4, Sub-section IV, for heat stress sampling methods.

Substance Codes

8320 Heat Stress - Dry

  • Do not use anything involving the Wet Bulb (WB)

8330 Heat Stress

  • The IMIS description indicates that this is for inside heat monitoring. Therefore, use the WBGTi value.

8891 Humidity, Relative

Equipment

NEEDS INFORMATION ON QUESTEMP 36