- Author
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Hollies, N. R. S.
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Fourt, L.
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Arnold, G.
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Custer, N.
- Title
- Use Type Test for Comfort and Effectiveness of Firemen's Turnout Coats.
- Coporate
- Gillette Research Inst., Rockville, MD
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- CONTRACT-235929
- Keywords
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fire fighters
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turnout coats
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protective clothing
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fire fighting equipment
- Abstract
- Five tests involving the interaction of the clothing with a fireman working in it are described. The amount of replication necessary to clearly establish major recognizable differences in present designs has been ascertained, together with standard deviation of typical groups of measurements.