ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 13732-3 First edition 2005-12-01 Ergonomics ofthethermal environment Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces- Part 3: Cold surfaces ErgonomiedesambiancesthermiquesMethodesd'évaluationdela reponsehumaineaucontactavecdessurfaces Partie 3:Surfaces froides Reference number ISO 13732-3:2005(E) @ISO2005 ISO13732-3:2005(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please infom the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ISO2005 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56·CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ ISO 2005 - All rights reserved ISO13732-3:2005(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeen non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEc Directives, Part 2. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Technical Committee ISO/TC159,Ergonomics,Subcommittee SC5,Ergonomics of thephysical environment, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between IsO and CEN (Vienna Agreement). Standard...". IsO 13732 consists of the following parts, under the general title Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Methodsfortheassessmentofhumanresponsestocontactwithsurfaces: Part 1: Hot surfaces Part 2: Human contact with surfaces at moderate temperature [Technical Specification] Part3:Coldsurfaces For the purposes of this part of ISO 13732, the CEN annex regarding fulfilment of European Council Directives has been removed. @ ISO 2005-Allrights reserved ili ISO 13732-3:2005(E) Contents page Foreword Introduction. 1 Scope. 2 Normativereferences 3 Terms and definitions 4 Principlesforrisk assessment. 5 Threshold data .... 6 Riskassessment... 7 Principles for establishing limit values 8 Principles for measures to minimize the risk AnnexA(informative)Scientificbackground. AnnexB(informative)Extensionofapplication.. AnnexC(informative)Thermalproperties ofselected materials 15 AnnexD(informative)Examplesofcoldriskassessment AnnexE(informative)Protectivemeasures ..19 Bibliography 20 @ ISO 2005 - All rights reserved i ISO13732-3:2005(E) Foreword This document(EN ISO 13732-3:2005)has beenprepared byTechnical Committee CEN/TC122"Ergonomics", the secretariat of which is held by DIN, in collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC 159“Ergonomics". This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or byendorsement,atthelatestbyJune2oo6,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthe