Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (한국의류학회지)

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Mobility Evaluation of Popular Firefighting Protective Gloves in Domestic and Foreign Countries -Don-Doff Test, Dexterity Test, and Torque Test-

국내외 보급형 소방용 보호장갑의 동작성 평가 -착탈 시험, 기민성 시험, 회전력 시험을 중심으로-

  • Kim, Dami (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion design, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Inseong (Dept. of Fashion Industry, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Lee, Joo-Young (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion design, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University/Research Institute of Human Ecology, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University)
  • 김다미 (서울대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 이인성 (이화여자대학교 의류산업학과) ;
  • 이주영 (서울대학교 의류학과/서울대학교 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2016.07.13
  • Accepted : 2016.08.10
  • Published : 2016.10.31
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Abstract

This research analyzed the manual performance of firefighting protective gloves on global markets in order to suggest an evaluation method for firefighting protective gloves wearing comfort. We collected 13 types of firefighting gloves from domestic and international markets (7 types from Korea, 3 types form Europe, 2 types from the U.S and 1 type from Japan). We set the Don-Doff test as a basal requirement for moving toward to further manual performance tests that consist of: ASTM dexterity test, Minnesota dexterity test, Bennett hand tool test and ASTM torque test. All gloves were evaluated in dry and wet conditions, we included eight current male firefighters ($43.4{\pm}7.0yr$ in age, $173.1{\pm}4.4cm$ in height, $79.9{\pm}9.2kg$ in body mass) for the tests. Four gloves (1 Korea, 1 U.S, 1 Germany, and 1 Japan) out of thirteen firefighting gloves passed the Don-Doff test and had great subject preferences. There was no significant difference between dry and wet conditions on the ASTM dexterity test, Minnesota dexterity test, Bennett hand tool test and ASTM torque test. However, Japanese gloves had the greatest score and showed 3-4 times faster completion time on the ASTM dexterity test (p<.05), 1.2-1.5 times faster on the Minnesota dexterity test (p<.05), as fast as the bare hand on Bennett hand tool test (p<.05), and greater performance on the ASTM torque test compared to bare hand. In conclusion, Don-Doff test in wet conditions should be the first step for a mobility evaluation of domestic firefighting protective gloves; subsequently, a comprehensive test assorting ASTM, Minnesota, and Bennett test should be developed as a second step. The current ASTM torque test can be adopted as a third step. This three-step-method for evaluating firefighting protective glove mobility can be expected to expand into surveys of other safety gloves in Korea.

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