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Portable space heaters are prohibited from use on campus. Approval of supplemental heating will be made on a case-by-case basis if systems cannot meet the temperature ranges outlined in The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy. | Portable space heaters are prohibited from use on campus. Approval of supplemental heating will be made on a case-by-case basis if systems cannot meet the temperature ranges outlined in The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy. | ||
== Procedure == | == Procedure == | ||
Contact UNMC Facilities to discuss areas that may need supplemental heating. The only exception is a personal warmer that is designed to warm the area surrounding your legs and feet. These approved units use approximately 100-200 watts of power. They must be plugged directly into a receptacle that has ample power capacity to carry the load. They must not be plugged into extension cords or power strips. Nebraska Medicine Safety Operations must approve any of these units which may be used in buildings that house or care for patients. | Contact UNMC [https://www.unmc.edu/facilities/ Facilities] to discuss areas that may need supplemental heating. The only exception is a personal warmer that is designed to warm the area surrounding your legs and feet. These approved units use approximately 100-200 watts of power. They must be plugged directly into a receptacle that has ample power capacity to carry the load. They must not be plugged into extension cords or power strips. Nebraska Medicine Safety Operations must approve any of these units which may be used in buildings that house or care for patients. | ||
== Background Information == | == Background Information == | ||
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, addresses "thermal comfort" in an office environment, which means that an employee wearing a normal amount of clothing feels neither too cold nor too warm. This standard specifies conditions or comfort zones where 80% of sedentary or slightly active persons find the environment thermally acceptable. This standard discusses thermal comfort within the context of air temperature, humidity, and air movement and provides recommended ranges for temperature and humidity that are intended to satisfy the majority of building occupants. These ranges vary for cold and hot weather. ASHRAE addresses ventilation and the removal of air contaminants in a separate standard, ASHRAE Standard 62, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, addresses "thermal comfort" in an office environment, which means that an employee wearing a normal amount of clothing feels neither too cold nor too warm. This standard specifies conditions or comfort zones where 80% of sedentary or slightly active persons find the environment thermally acceptable. This standard discusses thermal comfort within the context of air temperature, humidity, and air movement and provides recommended ranges for temperature and humidity that are intended to satisfy the majority of building occupants. These ranges vary for cold and hot weather. ASHRAE addresses ventilation and the removal of air contaminants in a separate standard, ASHRAE Standard 62, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. | ||
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*[https://www.unmc.edu/ehs/safety/safety_policies_plans_guidelines.html UNMC Environmental Health and Safety Policies, Plans and Guidelines] | *[https://www.unmc.edu/ehs/safety/safety_policies_plans_guidelines.html UNMC Environmental Health and Safety Policies, Plans and Guidelines] | ||
*UNMC Policy No. 2016, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Small_Appliance Small Appliance and Cooking Devices] | *UNMC Policy No. 2016, [https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Small_Appliance Small Appliance and Cooking Devices] | ||
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