Department of Human Science, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Ergonomics. 2023 May;66(5):676-689. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2022.2113150. Epub 2022 Aug 22.
The aim of this review was to develop a test method for the evaluation of heat strain for structural firefighters wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in Japan. We analysed a series of our laboratory's questionnaires and experimental studies and reviewed international standards on test methods. We investigated the actual average working conditions (total firefighting time on one incidence, working time with full PPE, maximum temperature and humidity during firefighting) at structural firefighting site in Japan by conducting a large-scale questionnaire survey of Japanese firefighters. We discussed test subjects (firefighters vs. non-firefighters; body size; physical fitness), exercise intensity (absolutes vs. relative; light vs. heavy) and duration, experimental temperature and relative humidity, experimental clothing items including station uniforms (shorts vs. long), and measurement variables (physiological and subjective responses), and suggested a standard test method to evaluate the heat strain of firefighters in hot and humid environments. We reviewed studies on human wear trials of firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) in hot environments and suggested a standard test method to evaluate the heat strain of firefighters. The test method can be internationally utilised to examine the comfort functions and heat stress of PPE in hot, humid environments.
本综述旨在为穿着个人防护装备（PPE）的结构消防员的热应激评估制定测试方法。我们分析了一系列实验室问卷和实验研究，并审查了测试方法的国际标准。我们通过对日本消防员进行大规模问卷调查，调查了日本结构火灾现场的实际平均工作条件（一次火灾的总灭火时间、穿着全套 PPE 的工作时间、灭火过程中的最高温度和湿度）。我们讨论了测试对象（消防员与非消防员；体型；体能）、运动强度（绝对与相对；轻与重）和持续时间、实验温度和相对湿度、实验服装项目（短裤与长裤）和测量变量（生理和主观反应），并提出了一种标准测试方法来评估消防员在炎热和潮湿环境中的热应激。我们回顾了有关在炎热环境中进行消防个人防护装备（PPE）人体穿戴试验的研究，并提出了一种标准测试方法来评估消防员的热应激。该测试方法可在国际上用于检查 PPE 在炎热、潮湿环境中的舒适功能和热应激。
