| Document ID (ISN) | 55849 |
| CIS number |
91-945 |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Crown E.M., Rigakis K.B., Dale J.D. |
| Title |
Systematic assessment of protective clothing for Alberta workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Occupational Health and Safety Heritage Grant Program, 5th Floor, 10709 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 3N3, Canada, 1989. 101p. + Appendices. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Describes the procedures and results of a project aimed at developing a systematic approach to the assessment of protective clothing. A comprehensive set of evaluative criteria was developed by means of a literature review, interviews and questionnaire survey. Wear studies and laboratory tests were conducted to determine which criteria and which tests would be best for predicting performance of clothing in the field. A full-scale instrumented mannequin and data interpretation system was also developed for the measurement of thermal protection in accidental situations such as flash fires. The report concludes with a series of recommendations both for industry and further research. A separate appendix provides a literature review on thermal injury. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
protective clothing; Alberta; evaluation of equipment |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; subjective assessment; report; questionnaire survey; protection criteria; overalls; field tests; tests on models; comfort criteria; thermal burns |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Protective clothing
|
