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Table 4 Recommended TWL limits and interventions for self-paced work

From: Hydration status and physiological workload of UAE construction workers: A prospective longitudinal observational study

TWL Limit (W.m-2)

Name of limit/zone

Interventions

< 115

Withdrawal

No ordinary work allowed

  

Work only allowed in a safety emergency or to rectify environmental conditions

115 to 140

Buffer zone

Try to improve the working environment

  

No person to work alone

  

No unacclimatized person to work

> 140

Unrestricted

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