Physiological Consequences of Stitched- and Cement-Soled Boots in Men and Women Firefighters

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• Personal Author:
  Chiou S ; Haskell E ; Sinkule E ; Turner N ; Weaver D ; Zwiener J
• Description:
  Fourteen men and 13 women firefighters walked on a treadmill and climbed a stair ergometer while wearing Goodyear welt stitched-soled and cement-soled leather boots. During treadmill exercise, significant (p < / = 0.05) decreases in VO2 (-4.5%), and VO2/kg (-4.6%), were observed in men for cement as compared to stitched soles. Significant decreases in VO2 (-4.8%), and VO2/kg (-4.0%) were observed in women. These decreases were seen despite the lack of difference in boot weight, a factor that has been shown to increase metabolic and respiratory variables. A significant (p < / = 0.05) gender effect was observed for VO2kg and HR. During stair ergometry, insignificant decreases of 1 - 3% were observed for VE, VO2, VCO2, VO2/kg, and HR in men and women for cement as compared to stitched soles. A significant (p < / = 0.05) gender effect was observed for VO2, VO2kg and HR. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Firefighters Fires Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Emergency-responders Fire-fighters Fire-fighting-equipment Foot-protection Footwear Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Physiological-effects Physiological-function Protective-clothing Protective-equipment

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• Publisher:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036195
• Citation:
  AIHCE 2009: American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, May 30 - June 4, 2009, Toronto, Canada. Fairfax, VA: American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2009 May; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  AIHCE 2009: American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, May 30 - June 4, 2009, Toronto, Canada
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0da3695b8d393536e8a151622e1615ca67c0287a9727695d02a5c75992a9e5075b0df24f4b6722d0f2c86dd939611bb49536c561ed9ecba54ed5822ce838d550
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187720/cdc_187720_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.10 MB ]