This European Standard establishes ergonomics data and their use in establishing temperature limit values for hot surfaces and in the assessment of the risks of burning.
This standard is applicable within the field of application of BS EN 292 to hot surfaces of machinery that are or can be touched during normal use.
This standard provides data concerning circumstances under which contact between bare skin and hot surface does or may lead to burns. These data allow the assessment of risks of burning.
This standard also provides data to be used to establish temperature limit values for hot surfaces to protect against skin burns. These data can be used in the development of standards for specific machinery where as a result of a risk assessment temperature limits are required.
The data of this standard are applicable to surfaces of objects with relatively high thermal capacity compared with that of the skin of the human body.
This standard is not applicable if a large area of the skin (approximately 10% or more of the skin of the whole body) can be in contact with the hot surface.
This standard is also not applicable to skin contact of more than 10% of the head or contact which could result in burns of vital areas of the face.
This standard is applicable to the healthy skin of adults. It does not provide data for protection against pain.
