BS EN ISO 13732-3:2008 Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces. Cold surfaces
BS EN ISO 13732-3 describes 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.
BS EN ISO 13732-3 provides ergonomics data to establish 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.
The data of BS EN ISO 13732-3 will be applicable to all fields where cold solid surfaces cause a risk of acute effects: pain, numbness and frostbite.
The data of BS EN ISO 13732-3 is not limited to the hands but apply to human skin in general.
BS EN ISO 13732-3 is applicable to the healthy skin of adults (females and males). It also gives considerations on the extension of this data.
Contents of BS EN ISO 13732-3:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
- Principles for risk assessment
- Threshold data
- Risk assessment
- Principles for establishing limit values
- Principles for measures to minimize the risk
- Scientific background
- Extension of application
- Thermal properties of selected materials
- Examples of cold risk assessment
- Protective measures
- Bibliography