# ISO 7243:1989 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 7243:1989, item title is Hot environments — Estimation of the heat stress on working man, based on the WBGT-index (wet bulb globe temperature); status code is 9599; successor is ISO 7243:2017; withdrawn / published date is 1989-07-20, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 7243:1989 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Hot environments — Estimation of the heat stress on working man, based on the WBGT-index (wet bulb globe temperature) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 7243:2017 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1989-07-20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 13895,IS,,ISO 7243:1989,"Hot environments — Estimation of the heat stress on working man, based on the WBGT-index (wet bulb globe temperature)","Ambiances chaudes — Estimation de la contrainte thermique de l'homme au travail, basée sur l'indice WBGT (température humide et de globe noir)",1989-07-20,2,['13.180'],ISO/TC 159/SC 5,9599,[13894],[67188],"['en','fr']",9,"

Gives a method, which can easily be used in an industrial environment for evaluating the stresses on a individual. It applies to the evaluation of the mean effect of heat on man during a period representative of his activity but it does not apply to very short periods, nor to zones of comfort.

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