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Thomas E. Bernard
University of South Florida
College of Public Health
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Tampa, FL 33612-3805
phone: 813-974-6629
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email: tbernard@health.usf.edu  ·  website: http://personal.health.usf.edu/tbernard
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Qualitative | Semi-Quantitative | Quantitative

Occupational Heat Stress and Heat Strain

The following materials are intended to support the ACGIH® TLV® for heat stress and strain, but I have taken some liberties. The materials are copyrighted.  It would be nice to hear from you by email if you download anything from this site.

This site is undergoing a number of revisions to reflect new research and guidance. Some downloads have been removed and others are not yet updated. The following is a copy of a final report to NIOSH that examines the role of clothing in heat stress evaluation.

The TLV® for heat stress and strain was described in a webinar offered by the ACGIH® in April of 2006. The worksheets used are provided below. Please see the ACGIH® website for information on obtaining a copy of the webinar.

Basic Tools(top of page)

Psychrometric Relationships

Can be used to determine other psychrometric properties from any two and can be used to estimate natural wet bulb temperature.

Analysis Package
v 1.0 (1/22/05)
Qualitative Tools(top of page)

Qualitative Exposure Assessment

Two methods are provided. One has been published and the other reflects some of my thoughts (unpublished).
Qual Exp Ass't
v 1.0 (8/19/01)
Semi-Quantitative(top of page)
WBGT Screening for Heat Stress

Manual Screen
v 2.2 (4/14/06)

Recovery Allowances

Charts that specify the percent of a cycle to allow for recovery.

Analysis Package
v 3.1 (4/1/06)
Quantitative(top of page)

WBGT

The basic time-weighted average method for exposure assessment. Analysis Package has routines to estimate WBGT.

Analysis Package
v 4.0 (4/1/06)



Manual Method
v 3.2 (4/14/06)

Rational Heat Stress Analysis Package

Underdevelopment

  

Short-Term Exposure Limit

An empirical relationship to recommend time limits for high heat stress exposures based on WBGT and allowing for metabolic rate and clothing.

Beta Version: The relationship is not published or peer-reviewed, and it may evolve. Version 0.2 corrects a problem with the °F curve.

This is currently unpublished. Comments are welcome.
Analysis Package
v 0.2 (1/16/08)

Estimation of Exposure Time with Ice Cooling Personal Protection

An estimate of the amount of time a person can stay in a hot environment while wearing a personal cooling system with an ice heat sink.
Manual Method
v 1.0 (2/5/07)

Estimation of Metabolic Rate

Methods include ISO and Qualitative Descriptors plus equations for selected activities.

The newest versions (v3 for Analysis Package and v2 for Manual Method) have an expanded set of equations including an adaptation of Garg's equations to estimate metabolic rate.



Analysis Package
v 3.1 (7/28/05)


Manual Method
v 2.0 (8/6/06)


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This page was last updated onMarch 26, 2008