| Document ID (ISN) | 65641 |
| CIS number |
95-1952 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Diario Oficial de la Federación |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
NOM-015-STPS-1994
|
| Author(s) |
Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social |
| Title |
Official Standard concerning occupational exposure to high and low temperatures at the workplace [Mexico] |
| Original title |
Norma Oficial Mexicana relativa a la exposición laboral de las condiciones térmicas elevadas o abatidas en los centros de trabajo [México] [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
30 May 1994, Vol.488, No.20, p.54-73. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Standard issued in accordance with provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (CIS 83-2092). It contains general provisions, as well as provisions relating to: temperature measurement methods; hazard recognition, evaluation and control; limits of exposure to high ambient temperatures, in function of the nature of the work and the length of the rest periods provided; estimates of energy metabolism for a 70kg man, depending on the nature of the work (without periods of rest). In annex: information note used to determine the acceptability of work under high-temperature conditions; determination of high-temperature conditions, based on wet-bulb temperature measurements. Directive No.15 of 1991 (CIS 94-1118) is repealed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Mexico; extreme temperatures; cold workplaces; work at high temperature |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
heat load; energy metabolism; limitation of exposure; standard; humidity measurement; hazard identification; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | Mexico |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Heat and cold
|
