US female firefighter anthropometrics versus wildland firefighting protective clothing sizing standards.

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q3 ERGONOMICS

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-05-14 DOI:10.1080/10803548.2025.2492947

Josephine Bolaji, Ziwen Qiu, Meredith McQuerry, Cassandra Kwon

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Abstract

Female firefighters in the USA face increased risk of injury due to ill-fitting personal protective clothing. The purpose of this research was to assess the adequacy of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1977 sizing system for wildland female firefighters, using the first and largest female firefighter anthropometric database (n = 187) in the USA. Ten body measurements in the upper and lower torso garment sizing ranges were analyzed. Results of descriptive analyses and sample estimation highlighted varying degrees of discrepancies in the NFPA 1977 sizing system. Extreme cases were observed, such as the front rise length, for which only 4.3% (n = 8) of participants fell within the NFPA 1977 size range. Overall, findings suggest the NFPA 1977 standard remains insufficiently inclusive of the US female firefighter population based on the sample analysis. Improvements are necessary to improve firefighter performance and safety and to reduce the heightened risk of injury for female firefighters.

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美国女消防员人体测量学与野外消防防护服尺寸标准。

由于不合身的个人防护服，美国女消防员面临着越来越大的受伤风险。本研究的目的是利用美国第一个也是最大的女性消防员人体测量数据库（n = 187），评估美国国家消防协会（NFPA） 1977年野外女性消防员尺寸系统的充足性。分析了上半身和下半身服装尺寸范围内的十个身体尺寸。描述性分析和样本估计的结果突出了NFPA 1977分级系统中不同程度的差异。极端的情况也被观察到，例如前上升长度，只有4.3% （n = 8）的参与者落在NFPA 1977的尺寸范围内。总体而言，根据样本分析，研究结果表明NFPA 1977标准仍然不足以包括美国女性消防员。必须进行改进，以提高消防员的表现和安全，并减少女性消防员受伤的高风险。

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International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics Multiple-

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4.80

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8.30%

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152