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Effects of firefighting hood design, laundering and doffing on smoke protection, heat stress and wearability

Richard M. Keslera Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USAView further author information
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Alex Mayerb Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Cincinnati, OH, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2141-9033View further author information
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Kenneth W. Fentb Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Cincinnati, OH, USAView further author information
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I-Chen Chenb Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Cincinnati, OH, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6764-8395View further author information
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A. Shawn Deatonc Textile Protection and Comfort Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USAView further author information
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R. Bryan Ormondc Textile Protection and Comfort Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9799-546XView further author information
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Denise L. Smitha Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA;d Health and Exercise Sciences, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USAView further author information
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Andrea Wilkinsonb Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Cincinnati, OH, USA;d Health and Exercise Sciences, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USAView further author information
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Steve Kerbere Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Firefighter Safety Research Institute, Columbia, MD, USAView further author information
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Gavin P. Horna Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA;e Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Firefighter Safety Research Institute, Columbia, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 755-767 | Received 29 Jun 2020, Accepted 15 Dec 2020, Published online: 01 Feb 2021

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Richard M. Kesler, Anthoney Shawn Deaton, Robert Bryan Ormond, Samantha Silverstein, Kathryn L. Donlin & Gavin P. Horn. (2023) Impact of firefighter hood design on range of motion, noise production and hearing. Ergonomics 0:0, pages 1-10.
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Gavin P. Horn, Kenneth W. Fent, Steve Kerber & Denise L. Smith. (2022) Hierarchy of contamination control in the fire service: Review of exposure control options to reduce cancer risk. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 19:9, pages 538-557.
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M. Christina Kander, Alexander C. Mayer, Andrea F. Wilkinson, Stephen Bertke, Richard M. Kesler, Denise L. Smith, Gavin P. Horn & Kenneth W. Fent. Evaluating workplace protection factors (WPFs) of different firefighter PPE interface control measures for select volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 0:0, pages 1-12.
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Nafiseh Nasirzadeh, Soqrat Omari Shekaftik & Zahra Keshavarz. (2023) Benefits of nanotechnology for occupational ergonomic design: A positive step toward more protection of workers' health. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries 33:6, pages 490-498.
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Alexander C. Mayer, Kenneth W. Fent, Andrea F. Wilkinson, I-Chen Chen, Miriam R. Siegel, Christine Toennis, Deborah Sammons, Juliana Meadows, Richard M. Kesler, Steve Kerber, Denise L. Smith, Farzaneh Masoud, Deepak Bhandari, Yuesong Wang, Benjamin C. Blount, Antonia M. Calafat & Gavin P. Horn. (2023) Evaluating Exposure to VOCs and Naphthalene for Firefighters Wearing Different PPE Configurations through Measures in Air, Exhaled Breath, and Urine. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20:12, pages 6057.
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Andrea F. Wilkinson, Kenneth W. Fent, Alexander C. Mayer, I-Chen Chen, Richard M. Kesler, Steve Kerber, Denise L. Smith & Gavin P. Horn. (2023) Use of Preliminary Exposure Reduction Practices or Laundering to Mitigate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination on Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment Ensembles. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20:3, pages 2108.
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Nemanja Samardžić, Milivoj Dopsaj & Dragan Klisarić. (2023) The reliability of newly designed specific tests for assessing professional firefighters' physical fitness. Zurnal za bezbjednost i kriminalistiku 4:1, pages 39-52.
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Robert G. Lockie, Joseph M. Dulla, Daniel Higuera, Kristina A. Ross, Robin M. Orr, J. Jay Dawes & Tomas J. Ruvalcaba. (2022) Body Composition and Fitness Characteristics of Firefighters Participating in a Health and Wellness Program: Relationships and Descriptive Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19:23, pages 15758.
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Hongyang Wang, Junsheng Wang, Bi Zhao, Shengli Hu, Gang Xue & Jianjun Xia. (2022) Contamination and removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in multilayered assemblies of firefighting protective clothing. Journal of Industrial Textiles 52, pages 152808372211307.
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Laura E. Beane Freeman, Manolis Kogevinas, Kenneth P. Cantor, Cristina M. Villanueva, Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Oscar Florez-Vargas, Jonine D. Figueroa, Mary H. Ward, Stella Koutros, Dalsu Baris, Montserrat Garcia-Closas, Molly Schwenn, Allison Johnson, Consol Serra, Adonina Tardon, Reina Garcia-Closas, Alfredo Carrato, Nuria Malats, Margaret R. Karagas, Nathaniel Rothman & Debra T. Silverman. (2022) Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water and Bladder Cancer: Evaluation of Risk Modification by Common Genetic Polymorphisms in Two Case–Control Studies. Environmental Health Perspectives 130:5.
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