Portuguese firefighters’ boots: obtaining user input for an ergonomic redesign
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Resumo: | Firefighters are the first responders to a wide variety of situations which require them to perform an array of movements. Firefighters’ personal protective equipment is designed to protect against hazardous conditions and must allow the accomplishment of firefighting job tasks with maximum safety and minimal limitations. Fire boots are made to protect firefighters’ feet, ankles, and lower legs from high heat, slippery surfaces, standing water, punctures, cuts, abrasions, and so on. However, literature shows the impacts of fire boots on firefighters’ performance. This paper presents preliminary results of an ongoing study which main goal is to propose solutions for an Ergonomic redesign of personal protective equipment used by Portuguese firefighters. In order to obtain first insights, identifying firefighters’ perceptions and specific needs, a pilot study was conducted in a fire brigade located in the North of Portugal. For qualitative data collection, both an online survey and an in-person semi-structured interview were administered. The responses and specific considerations about the structural fire boots obtained from 49 firefighters who participated in the pilot study are described and discussed. Findings from this study allowed a better understanding of the main issues encountered by Portuguese firefighters in wearing their fire boots and provided valuable inputs for developing the next phases of the study. |
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Portuguese firefighters’ boots: obtaining user input for an ergonomic redesignFitComfortPersonal protective equipmentUser’s inputFirefighting bootsEngenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e TecnologiasIndústria, inovação e infraestruturasFirefighters are the first responders to a wide variety of situations which require them to perform an array of movements. Firefighters’ personal protective equipment is designed to protect against hazardous conditions and must allow the accomplishment of firefighting job tasks with maximum safety and minimal limitations. Fire boots are made to protect firefighters’ feet, ankles, and lower legs from high heat, slippery surfaces, standing water, punctures, cuts, abrasions, and so on. However, literature shows the impacts of fire boots on firefighters’ performance. This paper presents preliminary results of an ongoing study which main goal is to propose solutions for an Ergonomic redesign of personal protective equipment used by Portuguese firefighters. In order to obtain first insights, identifying firefighters’ perceptions and specific needs, a pilot study was conducted in a fire brigade located in the North of Portugal. For qualitative data collection, both an online survey and an in-person semi-structured interview were administered. The responses and specific considerations about the structural fire boots obtained from 49 firefighters who participated in the pilot study are described and discussed. Findings from this study allowed a better understanding of the main issues encountered by Portuguese firefighters in wearing their fire boots and provided valuable inputs for developing the next phases of the study.FEDER funds through the Competitive Factors Operational Program (COMPETE) POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007136 and by national funds through FCT-Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, under the project UID/CTM/000264.MedCrave GroupUniversidade do MinhoMoraes, Anna Sophia PiacenzaBoldt, RachelCarvalho, MiguelFerreira, FernandoAshdown, S. P.Griffin, L.20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/86422eng2574-811410.15406/jteft.2020.06.00219https://medcraveonline.com/JTEFT/portuguese-firefightersrsquo-boots-obtaining-user-input-for-an-ergonomic-redesign.htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-09-23T01:18:16Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/86422Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:30:38.572272Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Portuguese firefighters’ boots: obtaining user input for an ergonomic redesign |
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Portuguese firefighters’ boots: obtaining user input for an ergonomic redesign |
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Portuguese firefighters’ boots: obtaining user input for an ergonomic redesign Moraes, Anna Sophia Piacenza Fit Comfort Personal protective equipment User’s input Firefighting boots Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias Indústria, inovação e infraestruturas |
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Portuguese firefighters’ boots: obtaining user input for an ergonomic redesign |
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Portuguese firefighters’ boots: obtaining user input for an ergonomic redesign |
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Portuguese firefighters’ boots: obtaining user input for an ergonomic redesign |
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Portuguese firefighters’ boots: obtaining user input for an ergonomic redesign |
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Portuguese firefighters’ boots: obtaining user input for an ergonomic redesign |
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Moraes, Anna Sophia Piacenza |
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Moraes, Anna Sophia Piacenza Boldt, Rachel Carvalho, Miguel Ferreira, Fernando Ashdown, S. P. Griffin, L. |
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Boldt, Rachel Carvalho, Miguel Ferreira, Fernando Ashdown, S. P. Griffin, L. |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Moraes, Anna Sophia Piacenza Boldt, Rachel Carvalho, Miguel Ferreira, Fernando Ashdown, S. P. Griffin, L. |
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Fit Comfort Personal protective equipment User’s input Firefighting boots Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias Indústria, inovação e infraestruturas |
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Fit Comfort Personal protective equipment User’s input Firefighting boots Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias Indústria, inovação e infraestruturas |
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Firefighters are the first responders to a wide variety of situations which require them to perform an array of movements. Firefighters’ personal protective equipment is designed to protect against hazardous conditions and must allow the accomplishment of firefighting job tasks with maximum safety and minimal limitations. Fire boots are made to protect firefighters’ feet, ankles, and lower legs from high heat, slippery surfaces, standing water, punctures, cuts, abrasions, and so on. However, literature shows the impacts of fire boots on firefighters’ performance. This paper presents preliminary results of an ongoing study which main goal is to propose solutions for an Ergonomic redesign of personal protective equipment used by Portuguese firefighters. In order to obtain first insights, identifying firefighters’ perceptions and specific needs, a pilot study was conducted in a fire brigade located in the North of Portugal. For qualitative data collection, both an online survey and an in-person semi-structured interview were administered. The responses and specific considerations about the structural fire boots obtained from 49 firefighters who participated in the pilot study are described and discussed. Findings from this study allowed a better understanding of the main issues encountered by Portuguese firefighters in wearing their fire boots and provided valuable inputs for developing the next phases of the study. |
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