Performance of firefighters’ protective clothing after heat exposure

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-60

  Rossi, Renxé M ^a   Bolli, Walter ^a   Stämpfli, Rolf ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heat protection; Heat protective clothing; Mechanical resistance; Thermal ageing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; EQUIPMENT; FIRE; HEAT; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TIME;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FIRES; HEAT; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESCUE WORK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42949149707     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2008.11076747     Document Type: Article

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