Fire hood retains fire protective qualities after wear and washing: The effect of wear and washing on the protection afforded by the new Royal Navy fire fighters' protective hood

International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 368-373

  House, James R ^a   Squire, James D ^b  

^a Institute of Naval Med (Royal Navy)   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF DEFENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Armed forces; Fire; Protective clothing

Indexed keywords

FIRES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; WASHING;

ARMED FORCES; BURN INJURY; ENGULFMENT; EXPOSED TO; FIRE FIGHTERS; LIVE-FIRE TRAINING; REGENERATED CELLULOSE; ROYAL NAVY;

FIRE PROTECTION;

FLAME RESISTANCE; LAYERING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; WASHING; WEAR;

EID: 3142752835     PISSN: 09556222     EISSN: 17585953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09556220410699561     Document Type: Article

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