| Document ID (ISN) | 20761 |
| CIS number |
74-802 |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Webb Associates, Yellow Springs, Ohio. |
| Title |
Anthropometry for respirator sizing. |
| Bibliographic information |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, USA, 30 Apr. 1972. 112p. Illus. 32 ref. |
| Abstract |
Final report of an anthropometric research carried out to establish parameters for the correct sizing and design of dust respirators. It is concluded that, although an adequate source of head and face anthropometry based on industrial workers does not exist, the US Air Force surveys of 1967 and 1968 are satisfactory for the design and sizing of respirators for industrial workers. Differences in the head and face size of racial and ethnic subgroups are of little practical significance in respirator design. A variety of sequential sampling procedures for testing masks are described; the extensive data that constitute the results are appended. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
respirators; anthropometry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; facepieces; survey |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
Respiratory protection
Anthropometry
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