Ergonomic comparison of a chem/bio prototype firefighter ensemble and a standard ensemble

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 351-359

  Coca, Aitor ^a   Roberge, R ^a   Shepherd, A ^a   Powell, J B ^b   Stull, J O ^c   Williams, W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b EGandG   (United States)

^c Intl Personnel Protection Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort; Ergonomics; Firefighters; Protective equipment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOSAFETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANGE OF MOTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 50449107839     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0644-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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