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January 2025
Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Bochum, Germany.
Firefighters are exposed to a variety of hazardous substances during firefighting activities. Fire smoke contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) some of which have been shown to cause cancer in humans. To assess dermal exposure of firefighters during real-life firefighting, a whole-body dosimetry method was applied to determine the PAH that settles on the skin despite firefighters wearing personal protective equipment (PPE).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomonitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in firefighters at fire training facilities and in employees at respiratory protection and hose workshops.
Front Public Health
December 2023
Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Bochum, Germany.
Introduction: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are carcinogenic to humans and are formed by incomplete combustion. PAHs are always present during firefighting operations, and fire department members can be exposed to them in the workplace.
Methods: In this study, we analyzed 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP) in 36 urine samples from nine firefighters, collected before and after fire training sessions, and 32 urine samples from eight employees at respiratory protection and hose workshops.
Firefighter undergarments: Assessing contamination and laundering efficacy.
Environ Res
January 2023
QAEHS, Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, The University of Queensland, 20 Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia.
Flammability and Thermoregulation Properties of Knitted Fabrics as a Potential Candidate for Protective Undergarments.
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April 2022
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Department of Textiles Physical-Chemical Testing, Demokratų Str. 53, LT-48485 Kaunas, Lithuania.
The most important functional purpose of knitted fabrics used for the protective non-flammable underwear worn in contact with the skin is to ensure wearing comfort by creating and maintaining a constant and pleasant microclimate at the skin surface independently from the environmental conditions. Protective non-flammable underwear may be used by firefighters or sportsmen, e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFire service instructor's undergarment choice to reduce Interleukin-6 and minimise physiological and perceptual strain.
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Centre for Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine (SESAME), Environmental Extremes Laboratory, University of Brighton, Welkin Laboratories, Denton Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7SR, UK. Electronic address:
Fire Service Instructors frequently experience high levels of physiological and perceptual strain during live fire exposures. Instructors are also at risk of cardiovascular illnesses, with cardiac death being the greatest cause of fire fighter death. Current practice for UK instructors is to select undergarment type based on personal preference, between a boiler suit (BOILER) and a wicking base layer (WBL).
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