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Field study of station uniform on sensory comfort and usability for firefighters

  • Chun Man Cheng
  • , Yi Li*
  • , Yue Ping Guo
  • , Jiao Jiao
  • , Shu Sun
  • , Xiao Han
  • , Si Hui Huang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the psychological responses of firefighters while wearing station uniform of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department during rescue operations. 145 healthy male firefighters wore the station uniform in their operation. Questionnaires that were given out have been collected after one month from the beginning of the field study. In the field study, actual work of firefighters were requested. The result showed the performance from subjective responses of appearance, sensory responses and complaints induced by washing. The performance of proposed uniform was always better than existing uniform because most of rating of optimized uniform were always higher or similar than existing uniform.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication8th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Proceedings, TBIS 2015
EditorsYi Li, Budimir Mijovic, Jia-Shen Li
PublisherTextile Bioengineering and Informatics Society
Pages397-407
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9781510813250
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jun 2015
Event8th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2015 - Zadar, Croatia
Duration: 14 Jun 201517 Jun 2015

Publication series

NameTextile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Proceedings, TBIS
PublisherTextile Bioengineering and Informatics Society

Conference

Conference8th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2015
Country/TerritoryCroatia
CityZadar
Period14/06/1517/06/15

User-Defined Keywords

  • Firefighter
  • Psychological Response
  • Station Uniform

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