Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
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Chapter 18, Problem 2ICA
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) defines safety regulations on working environments to protect workers from unsafe conditions. The following flowchart shows how OSHA categorizes the safety level of the working temperature given the environmental temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Given the flowchart, for what range of heat index (in degrees Fahrenheit) will the risk level be Lower (Caution), Moderate, High, or Very High to Extreme?
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