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Evaluation of Firefighting Gloves and the Behavior Regarding their Usage, of Firefighting Officials in Seoul

서울시 소방공무원의 방화장갑에 대한 평가 및 사용실태

  • Kim, Do-Hee (Research Institute for Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Nam, Kibum (Field Response Team, Guro Fire Station) ;
  • Oh, Jung-Woo (Department of Physical Education, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Joo-Young (Research Institute for Human Ecology, Seoul National University)
  • 김도희 (서울대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 남기범 (구로소방서 현장대응단) ;
  • 오정우 (서울대학교 체육교육과) ;
  • 이주영 (서울대학교 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2021.05.16
  • Accepted : 2021.06.11
  • Published : 2021.08.31

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the evaluation of firefighting gloves and the behavior regarding their usage, of firefighting officials in Seoul, using a questionnaire. Responses from a total of 270 firefighters who are responsible for putting out fires or undertaking rescue works in Seoul were analyzed. As per the findings, the firefighters considered ease of hand operation and fire/flame protection as the most important performance factors for firefighting gloves, and they were satisfied with the supply status of the gloves. The average number of firefighting gloves currently owned by the firefighters was 2.6 ± 0.8 pairs. Thirty-nine percent of the respondents said that their firefighting gloves lasted, with maintained performance, for more than six months and less than a year, and when asked how they handled the gloves with degraded performance, 46% of them said that they would discard them. Sixty-eight percent of the respondents said that they used the most recently developed and supplied gloves, which they considered as the most satisfying gloves and which they mainly used these days. Respondents were highly satisfied with the fire/flame protection performance of their firefighting gloves, but were less satisfied, however, with the glove fit. These results suggest that there has been a significant improvement in the overall performance level and supply status of the firefighting gloves. Given the current situation, careful considerations with flexible approaches are needed on the current firefighting gloves size system as well as on the personal protective equipment maintenance and management scheme.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 2018년도 정부(교육과학기술부)의 재원, 한국연구재단의 기초연구사업(No. NRF-2018R1A 6A3A11041144)의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구입니다.

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