... nanofiber nonwoven would be more comfortable and also reduce heat stress, which is responsible for more than 60% of firefighter deaths and injuries. We evaluated the thickness, moisture management, and thermal properties of a nanofiber thermal liner in a turnout gear composite against the properties...

.... heat stress protective clothing weight comfort firefighter 176 PERFORMANCE OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT: 11TH VOLUME STP 1624, 2020 / available online at www.astm.org / doi: 10.1520/STP162420190083 Meredith McQuerry,1 Margaret Morrissey,2 Jacob Kisiolek,3 Stephanie Gipson,4 and Michael...

... Sweating skin models and instrumented thermal manikins are commonly used to assess the heat stress potential of materials used in protective clothing. This research describes the relationship observed between heat loss through firefighter turnout ensembles measured using a sweating thermal...

... The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physiological performance of a liquid cooling garment in controlling heat stress in individuals wearing Hazmat protective ensembles. Five heat-acclimated male subjects completed three trials each: standard work clothing (WC), Hazmat suit (H...

... The protective clothing and equipment required for certain sports may inhibit heat loss from the body and contribute to potentially harmful heat stress injuries. This study measured the thermal resistance (insulation) and evaporative resistance of a variety of sports ensembles worn for football...

... more of the differences in physiological responses than any other independent variable studied. In the case of subjective responses, this regression also showed that garment weight explained more of the differences between subjective responses than other independent variables. heat stress total...

... This research studied the relationship between heat transfer measured using a guarded sweating hot plate test method and the actual comfort and heat stress performance of firefighter turnout clothing. Part 2 in this series discusses the results of a study that examines correlations between...

... The NFPA technical committee on Firefighter's Protective Clothing and Equipment desired, as part of its process for revising NFPA 1971 (1991 edition), to incorporate a performance requirement and test method to address the heat stress associated with wearing firefighter's turnout clothing...

... nuclear comfort heat stress workwear Roger L. Barker I and Barbara J. Scruggs I EVALUATING THE COMFORT PERFORMANCE OF FABRICS FOR NUCLEAR PROTECTIVE APPAREL REFERENCE: Barker, R. L. and Scruggs, B. J., "Evaluating the Comfort Performance of Fabrics for Nuclear Protective Apparel," Performance...

... wearing the LWG garment relative to the BDO. chemical protection heat stress evaporation exercise W i l l i a m R. Santee I, Bruce S. Cadarette I, D o n a l d W. S c h a m b e r 2 and R i c h a r d R. Gonzalez 3 COMPARATIVE RESPONSES TO EXERCISE-HEAT STRESS OF TWO CHE~ICALPROTECTIVE GARMENTS...

... of the hood which offers augmented heat transfer at high wind speeds. automatic dew point hygrometry exercise chemical protection respiratory masks heat stress evaporation heat transfer Richard R. Gonzalez, William R. Santee, and Thomas L. Endrusick PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES...

... Wearing protective garments under various combinations of environmental conditions and work intensities may result in excessive heat stress. Maintaining thermal balance depends among others on the ventilation of the garment worn. Ventilation is the amount of ambient air that flows under...

.... protective clothing fire fighters selection standards tests performance burn heat stress moisture barrier Manfred F. Rotmann SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIRE FIGHTERS - - A Case Study for Users' Assessment of Standards, Tests and Performance Requirements REFERENCE: Rotmann...

.... In the standard for assessing thermal comfort, only the thermal insulation of the clothing worn is taken into account, but in the standard for analytical determination of heat stress, values for both the insulation and vapor permeability of the working uniform and protective garments are needed for estimating...

... Heat stress and reduced work performance are often linked to work in protective clothing, especially when the rate of work or temperature or both of the environment are high. The resultant thermal insulation ( I T ) and evaporative resistance ( R T ) of garments and protective clothing systems...

... barrier significantly decreases protection against flames by increasing the fabric thermal conductivity. High moisture permeability of wool clothing demonstrably reduces wearer heat stress. Interlaboratory evaluations of two draft ISO test methods for molten metal splashes showed superior repeatability...

... Efforts to reduce heat stress conditions in shipboard engineering work spaces are assigned high priority within the Navy. Recent questions have been raised concerning the effectiveness of thermal insulation on shipboard installations to reduce the radiant heat imposed on personnel. A major issue...