ISO 7243:1989
Hot environments; estimation of the heat stress on working man, based on the WBGT-index (wet bulb globe temperature)

Standard No.

ISO 7243:1989

Release Date

1989

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ISO 7243:2017

Latest

ISO 7243:2017

Scope

Gives a method, which can easily be used in an industrial environment for evaluating the stresses on a individual. It applies to the evaluation of the mean effect of heat on man during a period representative of his activity but it does not apply to very short periods, nor to zones of comfort.

ISO 7243:1989 history

• 2017 ISO 7243:2017 Hot environments — Estimation of the heat stress on working man, based on the WBGT-index (wet bulb globe temperature)
• 1989 ISO 7243:1989 Hot environments; estimation of the heat stress on working man, based on the WBGT-index (wet bulb globe temperature)
• 1982 ISO 7243:1982 Hot environments — Estimation of the heat stress on working man, based on the WBGT-index (wet bulb globe temperature)