A test battery related to ergonomics of protective clothing

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-20

  Havenith, George ^a,b   Heus, Ronald ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Evaluation; Performance loss; Protective clothing; Standards

Indexed keywords

PERSONNEL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

FIREFIGHTERS; HEAT PROTECTION;

ERGONOMICS;

RAIN;

ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MOISTURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VISIBILITY;

EID: 1242341371     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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