Test of firefighter’s turnout gear in hot and humid air exposure

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-305

  Holmér, Ingvar ^a   Kuklane, Kalev ^a   Gao, Chuansi ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Heat stress; Physiological strain; Protective clothing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DISASTER; FATIGUE; FIRE; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STANDARD; SWEAT;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FATIGUE; FIRES; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESCUE WORK; SWEAT;

EID: 33750633712     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2006.11076689     Document Type: Article

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