TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Comfort of personal protective equipment
JO  - Applied ergonomics
A1  - Akbar-Khanzadeh, F.
A1  - Bisesi, M. S.
A1  - Rivas, R. D.
SP  - 195
EP  - 198
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-6870
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -