- Author
- Donovan, K. J.
- Title
- PPE: A Complete Evaluation.
- Journal
- fireinternational.net, [pages unknown], April 28, 2003
- Report
- News Article ID 4122,
- Keywords
- protective equipment | evaluation | terrorists | costs | fire fighters | fire fighting | thermal insulation | self contained breathing apparatus | human factors engineering | physical fitness
- Identifiers
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); Body Surface Area (BSA); protecting emergency responders during terrorist incidents; physiological costs of wearing PPE; metabolic heat production; evaporation of sweat; energy costs of wearing PPE (particularly SCBA); wildland (heathland) firefighting and PPE; firefighter fitness and other human factors issues