Statistics Act, 1999
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Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)Guideline for a Mandatory Code of PracticeOccupational Health Programme on Thermal StressPart A. The Guideline4. Definitions and Acronyms |
4.1 | Abnormally hot environment means any environment where DB ≥ 37.0°C, GT ≥ 37.0°C and/or WB ≥ 32.5°C, and WBGT index ≥ 34. |
4.2 | Abnormally cold environment means any environment where WCET ≤ -30.0°C. |
4.3 | ACGIH means American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. |
4.4 | BEi means Biological Exposure Index. |
4.5 | BMI means body mass index. |
4.6 | CIOM means Chief Inspector of Mines. |
4.7 | Cold environment means any environment where WCET ≤ 5.0°C but > -30.0°C. |
4.8 | COP means Code of Practice. |
4.9 | CSIR means Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. |
4.10 | CSM means cold stress management. |
4.11 | DMRE means the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. |
4.12 | DB means dry-bulb temperature. |
4.13 | 4DI means discomfort index. |
4.14 | ECT means equivalent chill temperature. |
4.15 | EHSI means Emergency Heat Stress Index. |
4.16 | GT means globe temperature (radiant heat). |
4.17 | Hot environment means any environment where DB ≥ 32.5°C - < 37.0°C, GT ≥ 32.5°C - < 37.0°C and WB range of ≥ 27.5°C - < 32.5°C and/or the time weighted average WBGT index, determined over a period of one hour, ≥ 30 - < 34 in the environment in which an employee works. |
4.18 | HSM means heat stress management. |
4.19 | HTS means heat tolerance screening. |
4.20 | HTT means heat tolerance test. |
4.21 | MHSA means the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 of 1996) as amended. |
4.22 | MHSC means Mine Health and Safety Council. |
4.23 | MOHAC means Mining Occupational Health Advisory Committee. |
4.24 | OEL means occupational exposure limit. |
4.25 | OEL for thermal stress means WB (°C) 32.5°C, DB (°C) 37°C, mean radiant temperature (°C) 37°C, and WCET (°C) 4°C. |
4.26 | OMP means Occupational Medical Practitioner. |
4.27 | Percentile means the value of a variable below which a certain percent of observations falls. |
4.28 | PPE means personal protective equipment. |
4.29 | Radiant heat means the electromagnetic transfer of heat energy without direct contact. |
4.30 | SIMRAC means Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee. |
4.31 | Thermal environment means occupational exposure to hot and cold environments. |
4.32 | TLV means Threshold limit value. |
4.33 | WB means wet-bulb temperature. |
4.34 | WBGT means wet-bulb globe temperature. |
4.35 | WBGT index means a standard that offers a useful, first-order index of the environmental contribution to heat stress influenced by air temperature, radiant heat and humidity. |
4.36 | WCET means wind chill equivalent temperature. |