Abstract
Wearing protective garments under various combinations of environmental conditions and work intensities may result in excessive heat stress. Maintaining thermal balance depends among others on the ventilation of the garment worn. Ventilation is the amount of ambient air that flows under the garment after passing though the fabric and through designed openings. A gas dilution technique was used to assess ventilation of firefighter protective ensemble. The cuffs of the sleeves and opened and closed to determine the effect on ventilation. In addition, the effect of using a belt or suspenders to hold the pants was examined.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 629-633 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | ASTM Special Technical Publication |
| Issue number | 1133 |
| State | Published - 1992 |
| Event | Symposium on Performance of Protective Clothing: Fourth Volume - Montreal, Que, Can Duration: 18 Jun 1991 → 20 Jun 1991 |