Performance of Protective Clothing and Equipment

Symposium Chairs and STP Editors:

Karen Lehtonen
LION
Dayton, OH, USA

Brian P. Shiels
ArcWear
Louisville, KY, USA

R. Bryan Ormond
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC, USA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview

Relationships between Bench-Scale Measures of After-Flame and Thermal Shrinkage and Fire-Resistant Garment Performance in Fire Manikin Tests
R. Barker, J. Ingram, J. Morton-Aslanis, A. Deaton

Development of a Standard Testing Procedure for Evaluating Firefighter Protective Hoods on PyroHead Fire Test System
N. Carlton, R. Ormond, J. Joines, J. Morton-Aslanis, R. Barker

Performance of Seams in Arc-Rated Protective Fabrics during Arc Exposures
J. Kirby, H. Hoagland, W. Baitinger

The Impact of Soiling, Moisture Content, Abrasion and Ultraviolet Exposure on Near-Infrared Evaluation of In-Use Firefighter Protective Clothing
C. Bespflug, D. Torvi, S. Noble, M. Fulton, C. Vanderschaaf, J. Batcheller

Assessing the Durability of Firefighter Protective Hoods Following Exposure to Ultraviolet Light
A. Kasebi, M. Gaskill, R. Ormond

Effects of Bleach and Water Conditions in Laundering of Flame-Resistant and Arc-Rated Clothing Fabrics
S. Klausing, J. Kirby, H. Hoagland, W. Baitinger

Resistance of Fire Protective Fabrics to Repeated Launderings
P. Dolez, Y. Malajati

Evaluating the Material-Level Performance of Particulate-Blocking Firefighter Hoods
M. McCollum Smith, N. Carlton, R. Ormond

Quantitation Limit Validation Methods and Implications for Chemical Permeation Testing of Personal Protective Equipment
G. Townsend, K. Perrotti, D. Melaragno

Evaluation of Inherently Flame-Resistant Nanofiber Nonwovens in Firefighter Protective Clothing
J. Xiang, N. Blankenbeckler

Effect of a Lightweight Structural Firefighter Turnout Composite on Physiological Comfort
M. McQuerry, M. Morrissey, J. Kisiolek, S. Gipson, M. Ormsbee

Effects of Total Heat Loss versus Evaporative Resistance of Firefighter Garments in a Physiological Heat Strain Trial
E. DenHartog, X. Fang, A. Deaton

Effectiveness of Using a Thermal Sweating Manikin Coupled with a Thermoregulation Model to Predict Human Physiological Response to Different Firefighter Turnout Suits
A. Deaton, K. Watson, E. DenHartog, R. Barker

Methods to Determine Drying Time of Wet Clothing Using a Thermal Manikin
T. Rioux, W. Santee, X. Xu

The Tomodynamometer and You: Challenges in Cut-Resistance Testing
A. Funk

Building a Better Jungle Combat Boot for Soldiers
C. Robinson, B. Coursey, A. Forster, M. Riley, J. Stull, B. Ells, A. Adams, M. Mensah

Women s Leather Protective Work Wear Gloves: A Comparative Pilot Study between Three-Dimensional Hand Scans, Product Specifications, and Sizing
S. Sokolowski, L. Griffin