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Oil & Gas Heat Governance Overlay — Heat Stress Control Measures

Oil and gas occupational-health governance overlay.

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Authority
IOGP / IPIECA-style governance
Jurisdiction
Global Oil Gas
Legal status
Industry Guidance
Rule type
Control Overlay
Standard ID
HGC-053

Governing formula

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

Control measures

WBGT (°C)Light
180 W
Moderate
300 W
Heavy
415 W
Very heavy
520 W
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This standard's declared inputs do not include acclimatization status, so results do not vary by it.

Inputs

Required inputs: wbgtC

Optional inputs: workload

Sources

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