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Italy D.P.R. 320/1956 art. 33 — underground works temperature limits — Stop-Work / Banned-Hours Rule

D.P.R. 320/1956 art. 33 (Limitazione della temperatura in sotterraneo): temperature at underground workplaces is to be kept below 30 °C dry-bulb or 25 °C wet-bulb by ventilation and other means. If not possible, normal work may continue if time underground is at most 6 hours a day and temperature does not exceed 35 °C dry-bulb or 30 °C wet-bulb. Above that, only urgent emergency and rescue work is allowed, with adapted shifts.

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Governing metric
Dry-bulb and wet-bulb air temperature (°C) at the underground workplace
Authority
Presidente della Repubblica / Ministero del Lavoro, Italy
Jurisdiction
Italy Underground
Legal status
Regulation
In force since
1956-03-20 (unverified)
Rule type
Stop Work Rule
Standard ID
HGC-149

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Governing formula

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

Stop-work / banned hours

Dry bulb (°C)16°C WB18°C WB20°C WB22°C WB24°C WB26°C WB28°C WB30°C WB32°C WB
18D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.Stop work
20D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.Stop work
22D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.Stop work
24D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.Stop work
26D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.Stop work
28D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.Stop work
30D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.Stop work
32D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.Stop work
34D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.D.P.R.Stop work
36Stop workStop workStop workStop workStop workStop workStop workStop workStop work
38Stop workStop workStop workStop workStop workStop workStop workStop workStop work

Key thresholds

ParameterValue
normalDryC30
normalWetC25
limitDryC35
limitWetC30
reducedDayHours6

Inputs

Required inputs: wetBulbC, airTempC

Optional inputs: none

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