High-Performance Workwear for Coal Miners in Northern China: Design and Performance Evaluation

• Autorzy: Ke Ying , Zheng Qing , Wang Faming , Wang Min , Wang Yi

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/aut-2021-0020

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The design of workwear has significant effects on worker performance. However, the current workwear for coal miners in Northern China is poor in fitness and thermal comfort. In this study, new workwear (NEW) for coal miners was developed with the design features providing better cold protection and movement comfort performance, as compared with a commonly worn workwear (CON). To evaluate the effectiveness of NEW, we conducted human trials which were performed using simulated work movements (i.e., sitting, shoveling, squatting, and crawling) in a climate chamber (10°C, 75% RH). Physiological measurements and perceptual responses were obtained. The results demonstrated that the local skin temperatures at chest, scapula, thigh, and calf; mean skin temperatures,; and thermal comfort in NEW were significantly higher than those in CON. NEW also exerted an improvement in enhancing movement comfort. We conclude that NEW could meet well with the cold protective and mobility requirements.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

coal mining; workwear; ergonomic design; cold protection; movement comfort; physiological evaluation; perceptual response

PL

kopalnia węgla; odzież robocza; ergonomiczna konstrukcja; ochrona przed zimnem; komfort ruchu; ocena fizjologiczna; reakcja percepcyjna

• Wydawca: Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design
• Czasopismo: Autex Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 22, no. 2
• Strony: 155--162
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 32 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Ke Ying

• School of Design, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China

autor

Zheng Qing

• School of Textile Science and Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China

autor

Wang Faming

• School of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha, China

autor

Wang Min

• Key Laboratory of Clothing Design and Technology, Donghua University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China

autor

Wang Yi

• School of Design, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).