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BS 3375-5:1997

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Management services Guide to determination of exposure limits, recovery times and relaxation times in work measurement
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

02-10-2020

Language(s)

English

Published date

09-15-1997

Committees responsible
Foreword
Introduction
Guide
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 General
5 Determination of relaxation and recovery times and
    exposure limits
Annexes
A (informative) Derivation of the tables for relaxation
    and recovery times and exposure limits
Annexes
A (informative) Derivation of the tables for relaxation
    factors
B (informative) Derivation of regimes for recovery and
    exposure times
C (normative) Benchmark activities for assessing work
    intensities
Tables
1 Posture RF %
2 Adjustment factors for posture RF%
3 Walking RF%
4 Increments to walking RG% for load carrying
5 Work intensity RF%
6 Simplified RF% table
7 Vigiliance activity
8 Threshold WGBT values (Tthr)
9 Work periods in cold environments
A.1 Energy rates for various postures
A.2 Energy rages for walking on the level, unladen
A.3 Energy rates for various activities
A.4 RA% values as a function of metabolic rate
A.5 Energy rates for loads carried on the level at 4 km/h
A.6 Conversion of load carrying wattage to RF% contribution
A.7 Recovery period factor (F) for various hold intensities
A.8 Summary of bases for the RF tables
B.1 Fractional body areas
B.2 Required equivalent clothing thicknesses (ECT)
B.3 Weightings for items of clothing
B.4 Summary of derivation of regimes for recovery and
    exposure times
C.1 Benchmark activities
Figures
1 Flow chart to determine RF% and recovery requirements
A.1 Maximum hold time
List of references

Defines guidelines on determination of relaxation times and recovery times and periods for human activities for measurement using work measurement data for determination of the amount of relaxation time (RT) relevant to the conditions or environment surrounding the task.

Committee
W/-
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 93/409005 DC and BS DD204(1991) (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2008. (11/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

BS 3375-4:1993 Management services Guide to work performance control
BS 3375-3:1993 Management services Guide to work measurement

BS 7802:1995 Glossary of terms used in operational research
BS 6841:1987 Guide to measurement and evaluation of human exposure to whole-body mechanical vibration and repeated shock
BS EN 27726:1994 Thermal environments. Instruments and methods for measuring physical quantities
BS 3375-3:1993 Management services Guide to work measurement
BS EN 28996:1994 Ergonomics. Determination of metabolic heat production
BS EN 352-1:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing Ear-muffs
BS 6842:1987 Guide to measurement and evaluation of human exposure to vibration transmitted to the hand
ISO 9996:1996 Mechanical vibration and shock Disturbance to human activity and performance Classification
ISO/TR 11079:1993 Evaluation of cold environments — Determination of required clothing insulation (IREQ)
BS EN 352-2:2002 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing Ear-plugs

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