Project Aquarius 3. Effects of work rate on the productivity, energy expenditure, and physiological responses of men building fireline with a rakehoe in dry eucalypt forest

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-98

  Brotherhood, J R ^a   Budd, G M ^a   Hendrie, A L ^a   Jeffery, S E ^a   Beasley, F A ^a   Costin, B P ^a   Zhien, Wu ^a   Baker, M M ^a   Cheney, N P ^b   Dawson, M P ^c  

^a National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Country Fire Serv of S Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

V O2max; Australia; Efficiency of fireline production; Energy expenditure; Heart rate; Pulmonary ventilation; Rating of perceived exertion; Relative work load; Self pacing; Ventilatory threshold; Wildland fire suppression; Work behaviour

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUS; TRIXIS;

EID: 3042917305     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9970087     Document Type: Article

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