Pregledni rad
CLOTHING FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND THEIR EVALUATION
Daniela Zavec Pavlinić
; Biomed d.o.o., Ljubljana Slovenija
James R. House
; Department of Sports Scence, University of Portsmouth, UK
Igor B. Mekjavić
; Odjeljenje za avtomatiku, biokibernetiku i robotiku, Institut Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana, Slovenija
Sažetak
In extreme work conditions where workers are exposed to fire (firemen, workers at aircraft-carrying ships, workers in boiler rooms, rescuers, military troupes, etc.) protective clothing is of singular importance in ensuring user protection, comfort and work efficacy. It is important to know how much protective clothing in fact protects users from harmful environments and how they affect user's health and comfort in the course of work. The paper discusses the fire-fighter’s clothing evaluated by means of a thermo man in the situation of simulated explosive fire.
Tests such as this one have given some indication of the possible degree of burns and of user survival when using two different combinations of protective clothing used on navy ships of the Royal Navy in Great Britain. These clothes are intended for work at take-off strips on ships and for general use. They provide certain protection from fire and increase the chance of removal from fire-affected zones. The clothes differ in the outer flammable layer of the FWC (foul weather clothing) and non-flammable Perfectos FWC, i.e. in their resistance to fire, degree of ventilation, comfort and effect on movement while worn.
Both types of clothing were exposed to fire in the tests for a duration of 4, 6 and 8 seconds. The results show that the flammable FWC was suitable for use at take-off strips on ships, as the protection in exposure to flame for 6 seconds is equal to the protection provided by the non-flammable clothes Perfectos FWC.
Ključne riječi
fire; protective clothing; protective clothing for use in fire; evaluation; burns
Hrčak ID:
59720
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.10.2010.
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