# ISO 8996:2004 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 8996:2004, item title is Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Determination of metabolic rate; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 8996:2021; withdrawn / published date is 2004-09-22, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 8996:2004 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Determination of metabolic rate _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 8996:2021
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2004-09-22 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 34251,IS,,ISO 8996:2004,Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Determination of metabolic rate,Ergonomie de l'environnement thermique — Détermination du métabolisme énergétique,2004-09-22,2,['13.180'],ISO/TC 159/SC 5,9599,[16525],[74443],"['en','fr']",24,"<p>The metabolic rate, as a conversion of chemical into mechanical and thermal energy, measures the energetic cost of muscular load and gives a numerical index of activity. Metabolic rate is an important determinant of the comfort or the strain resulting from exposure to a thermal environment. In particular, in hot climates, the high levels of metabolic heat production associated with muscular work aggravate heat stress, as large amounts o

## Source

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Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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