ArticleErgonomics2021
Effects of firefighting hood design, laundering and doffing on smoke protection, heat stress and wearability.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water and Bladder Cancer: Evaluation of Risk Modification by Common Genetic Polymorphisms in Two Case-Control Studies.Environmental health perspectives · 2022Pooled it
- Use of undergloves to assess pathways leading to contamination on firefighters' hands.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2026Article
- Current Issues Related to Combustion Byproducts & Human Health: A Summary of the 18th International PIC Congress.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- Contamination of firefighters' merino wool and mixed fibre sweater and hood undergarments with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- Evaluating workplace protection factors (WPFs) of different firefighter PPE interface control measures for select volatile organic compounds (VOCs).Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2024Article
- Evaluating Exposure to VOCs and Naphthalene for Firefighters Wearing Different PPE Configurations through Measures in Air, Exhaled Breath, and Urine.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Use of Preliminary Exposure Reduction Practices or Laundering to Mitigate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination on Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment Ensembles.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Body Composition and Fitness Characteristics of Firefighters Participating in a Health and Wellness Program: Relationships and Descriptive Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Hierarchy of contamination control in the fire service: Review of exposure control options to reduce cancer risk.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2022Review
- Characterizing exposure to benzene, toluene, and naphthalene in firefighters wearing different types of new or laundered PPE.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Firefighter hoods must provide protection from elevated temperatures and products of combustion (e.g. particulate) while simultaneously being wearable (comfortable and not interfering with firefighting activities). The purpose of this study was to quantify the impact of (1) hood design (traditional knit hood vs particulate-blocking hood), (2) repeated laundering, and (3) hood removal method (traditional vs overhead doffing) on (a) protection from soot contamination on the neck, (b) heat stress and (c) wearability measures. Using a fireground exposure simulator, 24 firefighters performed firefighting activities in realistic smoke and heat conditions using a new knit hood, new particulate-blocking hood and laundered particulate-blocking hood. Overall, soot contamination levels measured from neck skin were lower when wearing the laundered particulate-blocking hoods compared to new knit hoods, and when using the overhead hood removal process. No significant differences in skin temperature, core temperature, heart rate or wearability measures were found between the hood conditions.
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