THIS COMPILATION OF Selected Technical Papers, STP1624, Performance of Protective Clothing and Equipment: 11th Volume, Innovative Solutions to Evolving Challenges, contains peer-reviewed papers that were presented at a symposium held June 6-7, 2019, in Denver, CO, USA. The symposium was sponsored by ASTM International Committee F23 on Personal 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
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