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Effect of Repeated Laundry on Shrinkage Rate of Chainsaw Protective Pants

반복세탁이 산림작업복 하의의 수축률에 미치는 영향

  • Jeong, Eung-Jin (Division of Forest Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Park, Su-Gyu (Korea Forestry Promotion Institute) ;
  • Han, Sang-Kyun (Department of Forestry, Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries) ;
  • Cha, Du-Song (Division of Forest Sciences, Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2019.05.27
  • Accepted : 2019.08.20
  • Published : 2019.09.30
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Abstract

In order to reduce the safety risk of forestry operations, this research was conducted to examine the suitability of chainsaw protective pants after repeated laundering, testing four different products that are currently used in hand-held chainsaw operations. Laundering was repeated 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 times. After washing, we measured the shrinkage ratio of 17 measurement positions mostly affecting the safety of forest operations and suggested the expected safety life cycle of chainsaw protective clothes. The results showed that most of the products have only one measurement position where the standard shrinkage ratio (<6%) was exceeded after 20 washings, and that the lateral direction of measurement positions shrank more than the vertical one. The numbers of repeated launderings and measurement positions were found to be significant factors influencing the shrinkage ratio (p<0.05). In the shrinkage rates for 17 measurement positions, there were significant correlations between five of the measurement positions (a, b, g, j, and n) and the number of repeated launderings (p<0.05). Therefore, the results suggest that about 10 months would be suitable for an adequate safety lifetime for chainsaw protective pants. The relationship between the number of repeated launderings and the measurement positions will be further analyzed in detail to examine the durability of chainsaw protective pants.

본 연구는 체인톱에 의한 산림작업 안전사고 저감을 위하여 산림작업복 하의 4개 품목을 대상으로 작업복 17개 부위의 수축률을 측정하였다. 추가적으로 품목 및 반복세탁횟수에 따른 산림작업복의 하의의 적합성을 검토하고 반복세탁을 통한 산림작업복의 사용권장 기간을 제시하였다. 산림작업복 하의 4개 품목의 반복세탁에 따른 수축률 결과, 대부분의 품목이 세탁 20회에서 수축률 기준인 6%가 초과되는 부위가 1개소씩 발생하였으며, 가로방향 측정부위가 세로방향 측정부위보다 더 크게 수축되었다. 또한 산림작업복 하의 수축률의 영향을 미치는 인자로는 반복세탁횟수(p<0.05)와 측정부위(p<0.05)로 나타났으며, 측정부위별 수축율에 있어서 총 5개 부위(a, b, g, j, n)가 반복세탁횟수와 유의성이 있는 것으로 (p<0.05) 나타났다. 따라서, 산림작업복 하의의 사용 권장기간은 10개월 정도로 판단되며, 추후 반복세탁횟수와 측정부위와의 관계를 상세 분석하여 산림작업복 하의의 내구성에 대해 검토할 예정이다.

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