- Author
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Storment, S.
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Veghte, J. H.
- Title
- Qualitatively Evaluating the Comfort, Fit, Function and integrity of Chemical Protective Suit Ensembles. Evaluation of ASTM Standard F-1154. Task 2. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Phoenix Fire Dept., AZ
Biotherm, Inc., Beavercreek, OH
- Sponsor
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
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FA-107
September 1991
29 p.
- Contract
- EMW-88-R-2755
- Keywords
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protective clothing
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evaluation
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comfort
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test methods
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hazardous materials
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fire fighting training
- Identifiers
- ASTM F-1154
- Abstract
- Experienced fire fighters with Hazardous Materials training participated in field tests using procedures described in ASTM F-1154 to evaluate the fit and function of fully encapsulated and disposal type chemical protective ensembles. These evaluations were performed under various climatic conditions at the Sacramento, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Prince George's County, VA; and Del Ray Beach, FL Fire Departments. Initial trials at the first test site in Sacramento showed that tasks described in either Procedure A and B of the ASTM standard were not rigorous enough by themselves to evaluate these ensembles so all the tasks (16) were combined and used to assess the physiologic responses of the fire fighters reported in Task 1 of this study. Based on these findings, a different suit integrity test was formulated and the disposable type chemical protective clothing was evaluated under field test conditions. This evaluation quickly identified several weak areas in the suits' construction and is reported in this study.