Seat and seatbelt accommodation in fire apparatus: anthropometric aspects

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• Personal Author:
  Hsiao H ; Lackore JR ; Routley JG ; Whitestone J ; Wilbur M
• Description:
  This study developed anthropometric information on U.S. firefighters to guide fire-apparatus seat and seatbelt designs and future standards development. A stratified sample of 863 male and 88 female firefighters across the U.S. participated in the study. The study results suggested 498 mm in width, 404 mm in depth, and 365-476 mm in height for seat pans; 429-522 mm in width and 542 mm in height for seat back; 871 mm in height for head support; a seat space of 733 mm at shoulder and 678 mm at hip; and a knee/leg clearance of 909 mm in fire truck cab. Also, 1520 mm of lap belt web effective length and 2828 mm of lap-and-shoulder belt web effective length were suggested. These data for fire-truck seats and seatbelts provide a foundation for fire apparatus manufacturers and standards committees to improve firefighter seat designs and seatbelt usage compliance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Engineering Firefighters Fires Men Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Anthropometry Author Keywords: Firefighter Control-technology Emergency-responders Engineering-controls Equipment-design Equipment-reliability Fire-fighters Fire-fighting-equipment Fire-protection-equipment Humans Injury-prevention Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Rescue-workers Safety-belts Seatbelt

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• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Virginia ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  137-151
• Volume:
  51
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046255
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2015 Nov; 51:137-151
• Contact Point Address:
  Hongwei Hsiao, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Email:
  hxh4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d907f6e410de7e7e4dff0c0cd13aa1892887fcbb9134f65a78aa6d2e24772b75ed01b6654ac2d418df5fe0389f8f33a64cf966b0993520c323f911db1460bf94
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201363/cdc_201363_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.05 MB ]