- Author
- Myhre, L. | Barker, R. | Scruggs, B. | Shalev, I. | Prahsarn, C. | Miszko, T.
- Title
- Effect of Measured Heat Loss Through Turnout Materials on Firefighter Comfort and Heat Stress. Part 2: Performance in a Warm Environment.
- Coporate
- Alamo Physiological Research Institute, San Antonio, TX North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh
- Report
- ASTM STP 1386,
- Book or Conf
- Performance of Protective Clothing: Issues and Priorities for the 21st Century. Proceedings. Seventh (7th) Volume. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). ASTM STP 1386. June 28-30, 1999, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, Seattle, WA, Nelson, C. N.; Henry, N. W., Editors, 535-545 p., 2000
- Keywords
- protective clothing | protective equipment | fire fighters | comfort | heat loss | turnout coats | heat stress | weather effects | barriers | moisture | temperature | skin (human) | evaporation | garments
- Identifiers
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); guarded sweating hot plate; breathable mositure barriers; test work load; motor-driven treadmill; average Work Tolerance Times (WTT); core temperature; heart rate; mean skin temperature; sweat rate; correlation between core temperature, skin temperature, heart rate and sweatingplate values
- Abstract
- 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 turnout material breathability and heat stress performance in a warm environment.