The development of criteria for firefighters' gloves. Volume II.: glove criteria and test methods.

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• Personal Author:
  Arons, Irving J. ; Ashley, Louis E. ; Coletta, Gerard C. ; Drennan, Arthur P.
• Description:
  The quantitative development is traced of the glove criteria which are summarized in the recommendations for glove standards in volume I. The criteria are based on hand protection and other requirements and design considerations. The test method devised for validating the protective and other properties of firefighters' gloves are described. Methods for resistance to cutting, puncturing, heat and water penetration, electricity, and for dexterity and durability are given. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Publication; Contract-099-74-0059; Safety-clothing; Personal-protective-equipment; Protective-clothing; Mechanical-properties; Firemen
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-176
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00068923
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Contract 099-74-0059, 1976 Feb; :1-176
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Performing Organization:
  Arthur D. Little, Incorporated, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/242046/cdc_242046_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]