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ISO 7933 Predicted Heat Strain (PHS) — Heat Stress Work/Rest Limits

Predicted Heat Strain model estimating physiological strain from heat balance inputs.

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Authority
ISO
Jurisdiction
Global
Legal status
Technical Standard
Rule type
Schedule Engine
Standard ID
HGC-054

Governing formula

No standalone formula is published for this standard; see programmable logic and parameters below.

Work/rest limits

Baseline: mean radiant temperature = air temperature (no additional radiant load) · wind speed = 0.3 m/s · metabolic rate = 300 W (moderate work, FORMULAS.WORKLOAD_METABOLIC_W.moderate) · clothing insulation = 0.5 clo (this page does not supply a clothing value; computeISO7933 falls back to 0.5 clo when none is given — an internal calculator default, not a value specified by the ISO 7933 text itself).

Air temp (°C)20%40%60%80%100%
2060 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr
2560 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr60 / 0 min work/rest per hr
3045 / 15 min work/rest per hr30 / 30 min work/rest per hr30 / 30 min work/rest per hr30 / 30 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr
3515 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hr15 / 45 min work/rest per hrStop workStop work
40Stop workStop workStop workStop workStop work
45Stop workStop workStop workStop workStop work

Inputs

Required inputs: airTempC, meanRadiantTempC, relativeHumidity, windSpeedMS, metabolicRateW

Optional inputs: clothingInsulationClo

Sources

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