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Development of Non-Destructive Test Methods For Assessment of In-Use Fire Fighters Protective Clothing
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/SSU/TC-SSU-05202004155351.pdf
Author: Thorpe, Peter
Date Published: April 2004*
Publisher: University of Saskatchewan
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, safety engineering%0a
Distress alert signals from personal alert safety systems devices do not trigger physiological responses
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/pdf/efop/tr_01da.pdf
Author: Adams, Donald R.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, PASS alarms, physiological responses, Initiative 4, human facto
Effect of firefighter masks on monocular and binocular peripheral vision.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12708146&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Samo DG, Bahk JK, Gerkin RD.
Date Published: April 2003
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, SCBA facepiece, peripheral vision%0a
Effects of a Modified Ambulance Night Shift system on fatigue and physiological function among Ambulance paramedics
http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/joh/51/3/51_204/_article
Author: Hidemaro Takeyama, Toru Itani, Norihide Tachi, Osamu Sakamura, Kensaburo Murata, Tatsuki Inoue, Tosh
Date Published: 2009
Publisher: Journal of Occupational Health
Keywords: None
Effects of Moisture on the Thermal Protective Performance of Firefighter Protective Clothing in Low-level Radiant Heat Exposures
http://trj.sagepub.com/content/76/1/27.full.pdf
Author: Barker, Guerth-Schacher, Grimes, Hamouda
Date Published: January 2006
Publisher: Textile Research Journal
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, turnouts, thermal performance
Effects of Shift Schedules on fatigue and physiological functions among firefighters during night duty
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a714029977
Author: H Takeyama, T Itani, N Tachi, O Sakamura, K Murata, T Inoue, T Takanishi, H Suzumura, S NIwa
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
Keywords: None
Effects of the self-contained breathing apparatus on left-ventricular function at rest and during graded exercise
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/H09-029
Author: Jonathan R Mayne, Mark J Haykowsky, Michael D Nelson, Timothy C Hartley, Scott J Butcher, Richard L
Date Published: July 16, 2009
Publisher: NRC Research Press
Keywords: None
Effects of Wearing Trousers or shorts under firefighting protective clothing on physiological and subjective responses
http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jhes/12/2/12_63/_article
Author: Chinmei Chou, Sonomi Umezaki, Su-Young Son, Yutaka Tochihara
Date Published: 2009
Publisher: Japanese society of Human-environment system
Keywords: None
Energy Transport in Firefighter Protective Clothing
http://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/7850
Author: Kevin B Spangler
Date Published: January 24, 2008
Publisher: University of Maryland
Keywords: Initiative 8, Firefighter protective clothing, Protective technology, Heat Transfer, Skin Temperature, Mechanical Firefighter clothing
Engineering Turnout Systems for Heat Stress Reduction: Dupont`S Nomex Omegat Bunker Gear
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60519/25/ARCHI/none/Depar/ENGINEERING-TURNOUT-SYSTEMS-FOR-HEAT-STRESS-REDUCTION:-DuPONTS-NOMEX-OMEGAT-BUNKER-GEAR
Author: Robert F. Dahl
Date Published: August 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, heat stress%0a
Ergonomic comparison of a chem/bio prototype firefighter ensemble and a standard ensemble
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j46266183hu82175/
Author: Aitor Coca, R. Roberge, A. Shepherd, J. B. Powell, J. O. Stull and W. J. Williams
Date Published: 2008
Publisher: springer
Keywords: None
Estimated workplace protection factors for positive-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=8209837
Author: Campbell, DL; Noonan, GP; Merinar, TR; Stobbe, JA
Date Published: 1994 Apr;55(4):322-9
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, SCBA, SCBA performance%0a
Estimates of Thermal Conductivity for Materials Used in Fire Fighter's Protective Clothing
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire00/PDF/f00030.pdf
Author: Lawson, J. R.; Pinder, T. A.
Date Published: May 2000
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, thermal exposure, turnouts, thermal performance%0a
Estimates of Thermal Conductivity for Unconditioned and Conditioned Materials Used in Fire Fighters' Protective Clothing
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire05/PDF/f05100.pdf
Author: Vettori, R. L.
Date Published: November 2005
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, thermal exposure, turnouts, thermal performance%0a
Estimates of Thermal Properties for Fire Fighters' Protective Clothing Materials
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire05/PDF/f05108.pdf
Author: Lawson, J. R.; Walton, W. D.; Bryner, N. P.; Amon, F. K.
Date Published: June 2005
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, thermal exposure, turnouts, thermal performance%0a
Evaluating fire shelter performance in experimental crown fires
http://rparticle.web-p.cisti.nrc.ca/rparticle/AbstractTemplateServlet?journal=cjfr&volume=34&year=2004&issue=8&msno=x04-091&calyLang=fra
Author: Putnam, T; Butler, BW
Date Published: 2004, 34(8): 1600–16
Publisher: Canadian Journal for Forest Research
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, fire shelters, wildland firefighting, risk protection, Initiati
Evaluating the results of a modified bunker gear policy
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/pdf/efop/tr_02dm.pdf
Author: Mager, David
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 1, executive response management, protective clothing, turnout gear, Boston, modified bunker gear policy%0a
Expanding "time to exit" for firefighters
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/209133/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/EXPANDING-%2522TIME-TO-EXIT%2522-FOR-FIREFIGHTERS
Author: Bernzweig, David
Date Published: June 2004
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk reduction practices, SCBA, operational safety, protective technology, OSHA%0a
Fashion Forward
http://firechief.com/health_safety/firefighting_fashion_forward/
Author: G. Jake Jaquet
Date Published: October 1, 2006
Publisher: Penton Media
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective clothing
Field Evaluation of Protective Clothing Effects on Fire Fighter Physiology: Predictive Capability of Total Heat Loss Test
http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/STP/PAGES/STP14465S.htm?E+mystore
Author: Stull JO, Duffy RM
Date Published: Jan 2000
Publisher: American Society of Testing and Materials
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, total heat loss, personal protective clothing, Initiative 6, he
Fire Fighter Protective Clothing Breathability Project Technical Report (Phase I)
http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=260&itemID=18913&URL=Research%2520&%2520Reports/Fire%2520Protection%2520Research%2520Foundation/Reports
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1998
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, breathability, heat stress%0a
Fire Fighter Protective Clothing Breathability Project Technical Report (Phase II)
http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=260&itemID=18913&URL=Research%2520&%2520Reports/Fire%2520Protection%2520Research%2520Foundation/Reports
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, breathability, heat stress%0a
Fire shelter performance in simulated wildfires: an exploratory study
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/114/paper/WF01019.htm
Author: Bret W Butler; Ted Putnam
Date Published: 2001, 10(1) 29 - 44
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, fire shelter, wildland firefighting, radiant heat, convective heat, risk protection%0a
Fire-fighters' self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA): the effects of SCBA mass upon exercise duration during treadmill walks in the laboratory updated
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries1.web&search=R%3D106578
Author: Donovan, Kerry J. and McConnell, Alison K
Date Published: November 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineers Journal
Keywords: Initiative 8, physical fitness, SCBA, protective technology, work capacity, physiological responses
Firefighter Thermal Exposure Workshop: Protective Clothing, Tactics, and Fire Service PPE Training Procedures
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire97/PDF/f97117.pdf
Author: Lawson, J. R.; Jason, N. H.
Date Published: February 1997
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Keywords: Initiative 8, protective technology, protective clothing, Initiative 2, thermal exposure, turnouts, PPE training, risk protection%0a