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Ergonomics assessment of selected dust respirators: their use in the tropics
Luleå University of Technology.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Human Work Science.
1987 (English)In: Applied Ergonomics, ISSN 0003-6870, E-ISSN 1872-9126, Vol. 18, no 4, p. 266-272Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The suitability and effectiveness of four different types of British made respirators were studied with respect to comfort, convenience and fit on wearers in Sri Lanka (a developing country). Objective and subjective assessments were made to evaluate the degree of discomfort and interferences to the use of senses. The study revealed that factors such as breathing resistance, work-rate and activity period affected the physiological responses. The weight of the respirator and the skin temperature had no direct relationship with the cardiovascular stress. Positive-pressure respirators that gave lower face temperatures than negative-pressure masks gave this type of respirator an additional advantage in hot environments. Respirators that restricted jaw movement affected the speech intelligibility of the wearer. Orinasal masks restricted vision more than the other types. The problem of fit was found negligible though head and face dimensions significantly differed between the British and the Sri Lankans. Subjective assessment correlated well with objective tests.

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1987. Vol. 18, no 4, p. 266-272
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Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
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Industrial Work Environment
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-13391DOI: 10.1016/0003-6870(87)90133-5ISI: A1987L347600001PubMedID: 15676630Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-0023631242Local ID: c9d55610-61ec-11dc-ac97-000ea68e967bOAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-13391DiVA, id: diva2:986344
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Godkänd; 1987; 20070913 (andbra)

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