Performance degradation due to protective clothing in the heat
conference paper
People often forget that increased protection goes to the expense of task performance. This study quantified the performance decrement due to protective clothing for various military tasks. A ballistic vest increased the physiological load and thus decreased performance mainly through its weight; chemical protective clothing decreased the heat loss leading to performance degradation. A protective mask negatively affects the mood of the wearer.
TNO Identifier
12694
Publisher
Ergonomics Society of Korea
Source title
Ergonomics in the Digital Age, August 24-29, 2003 Seoul, Korea. Proceedings of the XVth Triennial Congress of the IEA and the 7th Joint Conference of Ergonomics Society of Korea/Japan
Place of publication
Seoul
Pages
265-270
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