Review of Research Studies of Ergonomic Aspects of Selected Personal Protective Equipment

• Autorzy: Szczecińska K. , Łężak K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article is a review of research studies conducted in the Central Institute for Labour Protection (CIOP) on ergonomic aspects of personal protective equipment (PPE) design and use. Research was related to, among other things, a comparison of body strain and work time limitation for users wearing gas-tight and drill suits. Some other studies were connected with the biophysical properties of clothing materials for medical use. On the basis of the measurement results, a proposal of clothing construction with an optimum combination of protection and comfort was created. Research leading to the development of test methodology concerning automatic welding filters with switchable luminous transmittance is also conducted n CIOP. The article also brings up the subject of designing new PPE assuring a high level of comfort. A modei of material to be used under tight protective clothing, an inflammable harness for working at a height, and a model of intelligent clothing that will assist human thermoregulation processes during physical effort are examples of new PPE.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ergonomics; personal protective equipment design; test methods; protective clothing; automatic welding filter; protective respiratory system; electro-acoustic ear protectors; equipment against falls from height; feel of comfort

PL

ergonomia; sprzęt ochrony osobistej; metody badań; odzież ochronna; ochrona układu oddechowego; ochrona słuchu

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2000
• Tom: Zeszyt Specjalny
• Strony: 143--151
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 7 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Szczecińska K.

• Department of Personal Protective Equipment, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Lodz, Poland

autor

Łężak K.

• Department of Personal Protective Equipment, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Lodz, Poland

Bibliografia

• 1.Bartkowiak, G. (1999). Kompozycje materiałowe poprawiające właściwości biofizyczne odzieży ochronnej [Materials compositions improving biophisical properties of protective clothing]. Unpublished report on research task SPR-1, No. 03.9.1, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Warsaw, Poland.
• 2.Bugajska, J., Szmauz-Dybko, M., & Sołtyński, K. (1998). Obciążenia organizmu podczas pracy w odzieży gazoszczelnej [Body load during working with gas-tight suits]. Unpublished training materials, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Warsaw, Poland.
• 3.Council Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace. Official Journal of the European Communities, No. L 393, December 30, 1989, pp. 0018-0028.
• 4.European Committee for Standardization (CEN). (1994). Specification for welding filters with switchable luminous transmittance and welding filters with dual luminous transmittance (Standard No. EN 379:1994). Brussels, Belgium: Author.
• 5.Koradecka, D. (1998). Bezpieczeństwo pracy i ergonomia. Podstawowe kierunki badań i zastosowań [Work safety and ergonomics. Research and use directions]. Bezpieczeństwo Pracy, 12, 2-8.
• 6.Kowalczyk, H. (1999). Barierowa odzież ochronna dla personelu medycznego w prewencji chorób przenoszonych przez krew [Barrier clothing for medical use as a prevention of illnesses transported with blood]. Blok Operacyjny, 2(4), 66-69.
• 7.Minister of Labour and Social Policy. (1997). Rozporządzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej z dnia 26 września 1997 w sprawie ogólnych przepisów BHP [Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of September 26, 1997, regarding general occupational health and safety rules]. (1997). Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej, 129, item 844, p. 3970