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Hand Sizing Study for Development of Firefighting Gloves

소방공무원의 장갑제작을 위한 손 치수 연구

  • 권채령 (이화여자대학교 의류산업학과) ;
  • 장미나 (이화여자대학교 의류산업학과) ;
  • 정다운 (이화여자대학교 의류산업학과) ;
  • 김동은 (이화여자대학교 의류산업학과)
  • Received : 2019.04.18
  • Accepted : 2019.05.24
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

This study measured and analyzed male firefighters hand sizes as well as suggested data for developing firefighting gloves with a good fit. Accordingly, body dimensions related to the hand were measured for 100 male firefighters. Twenty-three measuring items related to the hand and lower arm were selected. The firefighters' measurement data were compared to general adult male measurements from the 6th Korean Anthropometric data to analyze the hand sizes characteristics of firefighters. As a result, height, hand circumference, hand breadth, wrist circumference, elbow-wrist length, forearm-fingertip length and firefighter weight were significantly larger than adult males. A correlation analysis for 23 items was conducted to select items used as standards for setting a size when manufacturing firefighting gloves. Hand length and circumference were selected as representative hand parts for making firefighting gloves. Cross analysis between hand length and circumference were conducted to find the section showing the highest distribution ratio. As a result, the highest sections were between 19cm and 21cm for hand circumference and between 18.5cm and 19.5cm for hand length, which may be suggested as the most important ranges.

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