@article{ref1,
title="Comfort of personal protective equipment",
journal="Applied ergonomics",
year="1995",
author="Akbar-Khanzadeh, F. and Bisesi, M. S. and Rivas, R. D.",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="195-198",
abstract="The degree of comfort of personal protective equipment (PPE) was investigated in an automobile encapsulating plant. Up to 96.2% of employees used one or a combination of PPE. Only 8% of the workers felt their respirators were comfortable, 30% tolerated their respirators, and 62% rated them as uncomfortable. The percentage of employees who rated their PPE (other than a respirator) as comfortable ranged from 32 to 52%. For comfort factor, coveralls/aprons rated 52%, safety glasses 51%, rubber gloves 42%, and hearing protectors 36%. PPE was tolerable (just acceptable) for about 30% of the employees. To increase the effectiveness and safety of PPE, the human-factor aspects of PPE design should be emphasized more and quality improvement should cover the wearability of PPE.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-6870",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}