Subjective evaluation of three helmets in cold laboratory and warm field conditions

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-230

  Liu, Xiaoxiong ^a,b   Abeysekera, John ^a   Shahnavaz, Houshang ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold and hot environments; Heat transfer properties; Helmet; Subjective investigation

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HELMETS; THERMAL DISCOMFORT;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT TRANSFER; HELMET; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0033102886     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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