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Author : Janice Eileen Huck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Evaluation of Protective Clothing Systems for Structural Fire Fighting written by Janice Eileen Huck and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Guowen Song
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429816413
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Firefighters' Clothing and Equipment written by Guowen Song and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protective clothing and equipment used for firefighters protect them against their harsh working environment loaded with strong thermal hazards, elevated environmental temperatures, low oxygen concentration and smoke. This book describes an in-depth review of firefighting clothing and equipment, and explicitly addresses the performance of protection and comfort in textile engineering, clothing design, and evaluation. Covered topics include protection and comfort requirements for firefighting clothing and equipment, testing methods, standards and performance evaluation, smart firefighting clothing for first responders and numerical modeling of performance of firefighting clothing. Key Features Presents complete overview about the requirements of firefighters' protective clothing/thermal protective materials Addresses performance of protection and comfort Includes human thermoregulation system and responses to firefighting working environment Discusses SMART firefighting clothing and equipment Suggests "how to improve the wear comfort?
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Publisher : FEMA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Minimum Standards on Structural Fire Fighting Protective Clothing and Equipment: A Guide for Fire Service Education and Procurement written by and published by FEMA. This book was released on with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : MB. Connor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Evaluating the Effectiveness of Different Laundering Approaches for Decontaminating Structural Fire Fighting Protective Clothing written by MB. Connor and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire fighters are routinely exposed to thermal, chemical, biological, and physical hazards. Risk of exposure to thermal and physical hazards is limited to the fireground while the potential for exposure to chemical and biological hazards continues until contaminated clothing has been effectively decontaminated. This study characterized clothing contamination levels in retired fire fighter turnout gear and evaluated the effectiveness of current laundering practices in decontaminating this protective clothing.
Author : James S. Johnson
Publisher : ASTM International
ISBN 13 : 0803119879
Total Pages : 643 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Performance of Protective Clothing written by James S. Johnson and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1996 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Guowen Song
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0081012861
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Thermal Protective Clothing for Firefighters written by Guowen Song and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thermal Protective Clothing for Firefighters explores the materials, design, and usage of thermal protective clothing. The characteristics of fire hazards are discussed in detail, and the thermal environments faced by firefighters in these fire hazards are also examined. The different types of potential burn injuries and the heat stress that occurs to firefighters’ bodies when exposed to such thermal environments are analyzed. Furthermore, the development of various high performance fibers and fabrics for thermal protective clothing is discussed. The test methods and existing standards to evaluate the thermal protective and physiological comfort performances of the fabrics and clothing are critically reviewed. Recent developments in the field of fire- and heat-resistant materials have led to significant improvements in thermal protective clothing. In parallel with this, the complexity and risk levels of fires, especially in industrial-storage facilities, and developments in health and safety cultures have increased the demand for high-performance heat- and flame-resistant clothing and equipment, designed to mitigate skin burn injuries and reduce risk of death from fire hazards. Throughout the work, the gaps and limitations in existing test methods and standards are identified, and approaches are recommended for the development of enhanced test methods. Scenario modeling and its implications for firefighters’ protective clothing is discussed, and various factors affecting performance are established. Finally, various key issues related to thermal protective clothing are addressed to guide the future research in the field of thermal protective clothing for firefighters. This book will help materials-textile engineers to develop high performance thermal protective clothing that can enhance the protection, safety, and comfort of firefighters. Offers a helpful guide to the successful specification and design of high performance protective clothing to meet the high standards of today's regulatory framework Introduces the new materials technical innovations that are transforming fire protective clothing Explores the role of clothing from the operational perspective, including technical innovations Offers a critical review of the test methods and existing standards to evaluate the thermal protective and physiological comfort performances of the fabrics and clothing
Author : Brenton Walton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (931 download)
Download or read book A Review of Heat Stress and Turnout Clothing for Structural Firefighting written by Brenton Walton and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Firefighters are called upon to carry out most of their work in environments in which other workers would refuse to work. The physiological effects caused by harmful physical environments can cause exhaustion, stress and effect operational performance levels of firefighters. While working in hot and humid environments is a problem firefighters cannot eradicate, they can try to understand those problems, then work towards improving clothing, equipment and work conditions to minimise the physical and mental stresses broughts about by this kind of environment. Through research literature this paper considers the effect of protective clothing in combating heat stress when fighting structural fires. The clothing provided to both career and volunteer firefighters is considered. The paper concludes with a proposed code of practice for turn our clothing for the South Australian Country Fire Service. " -- Abstract.
Author : F. Wang
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1782420401
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (824 download)
Download or read book Protective Clothing written by F. Wang and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protective clothing protects wearers from hostile environments, including extremes of heat and cold. Whilst some types of protective clothing may be designed primarily for non-thermal hazards (e.g. biological hazards), a key challenge in all protective clothing remains wearer comfort and the management of thermal stress (i.e. excessive heat or cold). This book reviews key types of protective clothing, technologies for heating and cooling and, finally, modeling aspects of thermal stress and strain. Explores different types of protective clothing, their uses and their requirements, with an emphasis on full-scale or prototype clothing, including immersion suits, body armour and space suits Considers novel and commercial technologies for regulating temperature in protective clothing, including phase change materials, shape memory alloys, electrically heated clothing and air and water perfusion-based cooling systems Reviews the human thermoregulatory system and the methods of modelling of thermal stress in protective clothing through various conditions, including cold water survival and firefighting
Author : National Fire Protection Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Standard on Protective Clothing for Structural Fire Fighting written by National Fire Protection Association and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : American National Standards Institute
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (179 download)
Download or read book Protective Clothing for Structural Fire Fighting, 1986 written by American National Standards Institute and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : JO. Stull
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Field Evaluation of Protective Clothing Effects on Fire Fighter Physiology written by JO. Stull and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The physiological effects of clothing comprising seven different material systems with a range of total heat loss values from 96.5 to 439 W/m2 were measured. Two different 1-hour work protocols were established for simulating both a vehicle extrication activity and the fire ground operations of a ladder company. Each work protocol used a series of different physical tasks involving varying levels of work but characterized overall to be in the moderate to high work levels. The study employed seven fire fighter test subjects who were instrumented for continuous, real-time monitoring of core temperature, skin temperature, and heart rate through a telemetry system. Data were collected every nine seconds for each of the 98 separate evaluations. The test subject nude weight loss and clothing system weight gain were also measured. The participating fire fighters rated the individual clothing systems subjectively for different characteristics during the work period.
Author : J. R. Lawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (847 download)
Download or read book Thermal Environments of Structural Fire Fighting and Thermal Tests for Firefighters' Protective Clothing written by J. R. Lawson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : JO. Stall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Comparison of Conductive Heat Resistance and Radiant Heat Resistance with Thermal Protective Performance of Fire Fighter Protective Clothing written by JO. Stall and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was intended to support the development of new test technology and requirements for possible inclusion in the 1997 edition of NFPA 1971, Standard on Protective Ensemble for Structural Fire Fighting. The particular focus of this study was to examine test methods related to the thermal protection of fire fighter protective clothing. Both conductive heat resistance and radiant heat resistance performance areas were investigated for a number of composites and compared with thermal protective performance test results. Conductive heat resistance testing was conducted using Test Method F 1060 while radiant heat resistance testing was performed using procedures in NFPA 1976, Standard on Protective Clothing for Proximity Fire Fighting. In addition, different key variables were examined for each type of test to show the effects of exposure temperature, moisture, and pressure in the case of conductive heat resistance, and radiative heat flux for radiant heat resistance testing. The study demonstrated that different test methods rank materials systems differently and that no one test can be used to predict performance in all fire ground situations. The effects of specific variables for some tests indicated a range of performance for the different material systems evaluated. For example, conductive heat resistance showed varying effects for moisture in clothing systems--sometimes augmenting performance, in other cases diminishing protection times. The study offers a number of recommendations for further development of test methods and performance criteria which can be applied to fire fighter protective clothing.
Author : Standards Australia (Organization)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780733796555
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (965 download)
Download or read book Protective Clothing for Firefighters written by Standards Australia (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Randall Lawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (154 download)
Download or read book Fire Fighters' Protective Clothing and Thermal Environments of Structural Fire Fighting written by J. Randall Lawson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Fire Protection Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Protective Clothing for Structural Fire Fighting 1981 written by National Fire Protection Association and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Seymour Zack Mansdorf
Publisher : ASTM International
ISBN 13 : 0803111673
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Performance of Protective Clothing written by Seymour Zack Mansdorf and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1988 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Contains papers presented at the Second International Symposium on [title] held in Tampa, FL, January 1987. Concerns the protective quality of various types of apparel for protection against chemical and thermal hazards. Topics include: human factors, user attitudes, new materials, thermal protection, industrial chemical stresses, protection from pesticides. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
