Relationship Between Total Heat Loss and Thermal Protective Performance of Firefighter Protective Clothing and Consequent Influence on Burn Injury Prediction via Flame-Engulfment Manikin Test

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• Personal Author:
  Coca, Aitor ; Kim D-H ; Kim J-H ; Lee J-Y
• Description:
  Firefighter protective clothing (FPC) provides barrier protection from hazardous materials. Two of the important performance factors tested for FPC are total heat loss (THL) and thermal protective performance (TPP). The present study evaluated the relationship between THL and TPP, and tested its subsequent influence on burn injury prediction via the flame-engulfment manikin test, using three FPC samples from the United States, Europe, and South Korea. The study results showed an inverse relationship between THL and TPP (r=-.949, p<.001). Predicted total area of second and third degree burn injury was 7.2+/-1.6, 19.7+/-4.1, and 5.0+/-1.0% for the United States, European, and South Korean FPC, respectively, which was significantly explained by both THL and TPP (F=34.630, p=0.001, R2=.920). The flame manikin test results showed that affected burn injury areas are not uniform over the body, but more frequent on the head and limbs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Burns Firefighters Hot Temperature Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Fire Fighters Fire Protection Equipment Heat Injuries Personal Protective Equipment PPE Protective Clothing Protective Materials Thermal Properties
• ISBN:
  9780945289531
• ISSN:
  1541-9312
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050853
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 61st Annual Meeting, October 9-13, 2017, Austin, Texas. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2017 Sep; 61(1):1468-1471
• Contact Point Address:
  Jung-Hyun Kim, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 61st Annual Meeting, October 9-13, 2017, Austin, Texas
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211053/cdc_211053_DS1.pdf
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