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0 0 • When cold surfaces below 20°F are within reach, a warning should be given to each worker by his supervisor to prevent inadvertent contact by bare skin. If the air temperature is 0°F or less, the hands should be protected by mittens. Machine controls and tools for use in cold conditions should be designed so that they can be handled without removing the mittens. o Provisions for additional total body protection is required if work is performed in an environment at or below 40°F. The workers shall wear cold protective clothing appropriate for the level of cold and physical activity: • If the air velocity at the job site is increased by wind, draft, or artificial ventilating equipment, the cooling effect of the wind shall be reduced by shielding the work area, or be wearing an easily removable outer windbreak garment. • If only light work is involved and if the clothing on the worker may become wet on the job site, the outer layer of the clothing in use shall be of a type impermeable to water. The outer garments must include provisions for easy ventilation in order to prevent wetting of inner layers by sweat. If work • is done at normal temperatures or in a hot environment before entering the cold area, the employee shall make sure that his clothing is not wet as a consequence of sweating. If his clothing is wet, the employee shall change into dry clothes before entering the cold area. The workers shall change socks and any removable felt insoles at regular daily intervals or use vapor barrier boots. The optimal frequency of change shall be determined empirically and will vary individually and according to the type of shoe worn and how much the individual's feet sweat. • If extremities, ears, toes, and nose, cannot be protected sufficiently to prevent sensation of excessive cold or frostbite by handwear, footwear, and face masks, these protective items shall be supplied in auxiliary heated versions. • If the available clothing does not give adequate protection to prevent hypothermia or frostbite, work shall be modified or suspended until adequate clothing is made available or until weather conditions improve. • Workers handling evaporative liquid (gasoline, alcohol, or cleaning fluids) at air temperatures below 40°F shall take special precautions to avoid soaking of clothing or gloves with the liquids because of the added danger of cold injury due to evaporative cooling. Special note should be taken of . the particularly acute effects of splashes of "cryogenic fluids" or those liquids with a boiling point just above ambient temperatures. 4