Abstract
Some chemical & biological (CB) personal protective equipment, such as gloves, overboots and respirators, and other equipment such as body armour (BA) are made from moisture vapour impermeable (MVIP) materials, which increase insulation and impede evaporative cooling, thereby increasing the thermal burden. The aim of this study was to quantify the thermal burden imposed by each individual MVIP CB protective item and that imposed by BA.
Highlights
Some chemical & biological (CB) personal protective equipment, such as gloves, overboots and respirators, and other equipment such as body armour (BA) are made from moisture vapour impermeable (MVIP) materials, which increase insulation and impede evaporative cooling, thereby increasing the thermal burden
The aim of this study was to quantify the thermal burden imposed by each individual MVIP CB protective item and that imposed by BA
Conditions varied in which combinations of the MVIP items were removed, with the mass of that item being substituted, thereby simulating making the item 100 % MVP but without altering the metabolic cost imposed by carrying the item
Summary
The aim of this study was to quantify the thermal burden imposed by each individual MVIP CB protective item and that imposed by BA
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