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SteveForrest  
#1 Posted : 10 June 2019 08:50:43(UTC)
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SteveForrest

We are currently preparing RAMS for our maintenance engineers working in commercial freezers (approx -22degC).

We have provided them with full freezer PPE (rated to -40degC), but I am looking for guidlines on timescales within the freezer.

I have noted the guideline that states 10 minutes break every hour for those with suitable PPE, but is there a guideline for those entering freezer for brief works and without specialist freezer clothing?
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Woolf13  
#2 Posted : 10 June 2019 11:26:51(UTC)
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Woolf13

You will find the following link to the HSE website useful, with particular reference to utilsiing the British Standards BS7915:1998 Ergonomics in the thermal environment when completing your risk assessment:

  • http://www.hse.gov.uk/food/chilled.htm

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