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Table 3.5 : Metabolic rate – classification by category
Class M variation range Examples
W/m
2
W
0
At rest
65
(55 ÷ 70)
115
(100 ÷ 125)
Rest
1
Low
metabolic
rate
100
(70 ÷ 130)
180
(125 ÷ 235)
Comfortable seated : light manual work (writing, typing,
drawing, cutting, accounting), working with hands and arms
(small tools, inspection, assembly or sorting of material), with
arms and legs (driving a vehicle under normal conditions, oper-
ation of a pedal or a switch with the feet).
Standing : work with drill (small pieces), milling machine (small
pieces), winding bobbins, winding small armatures, work with
low power machines, walk (speed up to 3.5 km/h).
2
Moderate
metabolic
rate
165
(130 ÷ 200)
295
(235 ÷ 360)
Moderate work with hands and arms: (hammering nails, filing),
work with arms and legs (driving off-road trucks, tractors or
building machinery), work with arms and trunk (with jackham-
mer, tractor assembly, plastering, intermittent handling of mod-
erately heavy materials, weeding, hoeing, picking fruits and
vegetables), push or pull light wagons or wheelbarrows, walk at
speeds between 3.5 and 5.5 km/h; forging.
3
High
metabolic
rate
230
(200 ÷ 260)
415
(360 ÷ 465)
Intense work with arms and bust, bringing heavy material, dig-
ging with shovel; working with hammer, saw, chisel or plane
hardwood; shearing the grass by hand, digging, walking at a
speed between 5.5 and 7 km/h. Pushing or pulling wagons and
wheelbarrows with heavy loads; debarring castings; placing ce-
ment blocks.
4
Very high
metabolic
rate
290
(> 260)
520
(>465)
Very intense work at a fast to maximum pace; working with the
ax, digging so intense, climbing the stairs, ramps, walking
quickly in small steps, running, walking at speeds greater than
7 km/h.