- Author
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Domke, J.
- Title
- Protecting the Firefighter.
- Journal
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Fire Europe,
Vol. 91,
No. 1125,
5-9,
March 1999
- Keywords
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fire fighters
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protective clothing
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safety standards
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specifications
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burns (injuries)
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exposure
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fire tests
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comfort
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test methods
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heat transmission
- Identifiers
- universal protective clothing for firefighting services; "Manufacturing and Test Specification for a Universal Fire Fighting Uniform" (abbreviated in the German to 'HuPF'; assessing the analysis of clothing parts from 20 accidents exposed to flames; comfort parameters: surroundings, temperature, radiation, humidity, air movement, factors influencing thermo-regulation; EN 367: determining heat transmission during the action of flames; EN 366: assessment of materials exposed to a pure source of radiant heat