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• establishing sharply limited work periods

• restricting overtime work

• monitoring workers closely for heat stress

• wearing cooling garments such as ice vests (vests with ice or ice

paks)

• assigning heavy tasks only to workers who are in good condition and

are fully acclimatized

• conducting safety meetings to emphasize special heat spell proce-

dures.

5. Recommended Work/Rest Periods
Table 7.2 and 7.3 lists the recommended work/rests periods for different
work loads being performed at various temperatures and the recommendations
on water intake The recommendation are taken in part from the EPA document
A Guide to Heat Stress in Agriculture, 1994 .

Table 7.2 Approach for setting work/rest periods and the amount of drinking
water for workers wearing normal work clothes (EPA, A Guide to Heat Stress
in Agriculture ,1994).
Air Tem-
perature
° F

Light Work Moderate

Work

Heavy Work Minimum Water to

Drink**

90 Normal Normal Normal 1/2 pint every 30

minutes

91 Normal Normal Normal

same as 90°F

92 Normal Normal Normal

same as 90°F

93 Normal Normal Normal

same as 90°F

94 Normal Normal Normal

same as 90°F

95 Normal Normal

45/15

same as 90°F

96 Normal Normal 45/15

same as 90°F

97 Normal Normal 40/20

same as 90°F

98 Normal Normal 35/25

same as 90°F

99 Normal Normal 35/25

same as 90°F

100 Normal 30/30

45/15

same as 90°F

101 Normal 40/20 30/30

same as 90°F