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DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES ARE <br /> RECONIlVI MED. <br /> - 1. Periods of work should be reduced to no less then one hour time <br /> frames and separated by breaks intended to reduce personnel stress <br /> due to reduced natural ventilation from wearing protective clothing. <br /> 2. All personnel wearing level C protective clothing or greater, will be <br /> subject to medical monitoring of body temperature after work periods, <br /> by the following guidelines; <br /> a. Heart Rate (HR) should be measured by counting the radial pulse <br /> rate for 30 seconds and doubling count for the correct pulse rate. This <br /> should be done as early as possible in the resting period. The HR at the <br /> beginning of the rest period should not exceed 110 beats per minute. <br /> If the HR is higher, the next work period should be shortened by 10 <br /> minutes, while the length of the rest period remains the same. If the HR <br /> is 100 beats per minute at the beginning of the next rest period, the <br /> following work period should be shortened by an additional 10 minutes. <br /> b. Body temperatures should be measured orally with a clinical <br /> thermometer as soon as possible in each resting period. Oral <br /> L- Temperatures (OT) should not exceed 99 degrees Fahrenheit. If it does, <br /> the next work period should be reduced by 10 minutes while the length <br /> of the resting period remains the same. If the OT exceeds 99 degrees <br /> Fahrenheit at the beginning of the next work period, the following work <br /> period should be reduced by an additional 10 minutes. OT should be <br /> measured at the end of each rest period to ensure that the body's <br /> temperature has dropped below 99 degrees Fahrenheit. <br /> •,- Body Water Loss (BWL) from sweating, could result in dehydration and <br /> further complications and stress on personnel working in protective <br /> clothing under adverse weather conditions. It is strongly recommended <br /> that plenty of stress relief beverages be available on site to replace <br /> body fluids. Commercial drink mixes that provide electrolyte balancing <br /> solutions or water are adequate for replacing body fluids. <br /> Alternate methods of heat stress reduction can be made available such <br /> as, <br /> Portable showers or hose-down facilities, <br /> Shelter cover to protect against direct sunlight, <br /> Rotating teams of personnel wearing protective clothing, <br /> Performing extremely arduous tasks early in the workday. <br /> Tracy Health & Safety Plan - March 1998 <br /> -7- <br />