美国女消防员人类测量与野地消防防护服尺寸标准
Josephine Bolaji1, Ziwen Qiu2, Meredith McQuerry1
1Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, Florida State University, USA.
概括
不合适的装备增加了女性消防员受伤的风险. 美国国家消防协会 (NFPA) 1977年标准不适合美国女性野地消防员,需要修订以提高安全性和性能.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 人类测量学 人类测量学.
- 消防员安全 消防员安全
背景情况:
- 女消防员由于不合适的个人防护设备而面临更高的受伤风险.
- 现有的尺寸标准可能无法充分反映女性消防员的各种体型.
研究的目的:
- 评估美国国家防火协会 (NFPA) 1977年对美国女性野地消防员的尺寸系统的充分性.
- 为了确定上半身和下半身服装的特定尺寸差异.
主要方法:
- 利用了美国女性消防员 (n=187) 的最大的人类测量数据库.
- 分析了与服装尺寸相关的十个关键身体尺寸.
- 进行描述性分析和样本估计,以评估合适性.
主要成果:
- 在女性消防员的身材尺寸和NFPA 1977年尺寸范围之间发现了显著的差异.
- 例如,只有4.3%的参与者符合NFPA 1977年的前长度范围.
- 目前的标准显示,美国女性消防员人口的包容性不足.
结论:
- 1977年NFPA标准要求大幅改进,以充分适应女性野地消防员.
- 修订对于提高消防员绩效和减轻受伤风险至关重要.
- 更新的标准将提高消防服务中女性的安全和包容性.
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