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Testing Selected Personal Protection Items of Firefighters in Combined Conditions of Mechanical Loads and Temperatures Occurring during Gas LNG Leaks

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  • Paweł Ogrodnik

    (Institute of Safety Engineering, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Aleksandra Powęzka

    (Faculty of Safety Engineering and Civil Protection, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Robert Piec

    (Institute of Internal Security, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Tomasz Zwęgliński

    (Institute of Internal Security, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Marcin Smolarkiewicz

    (Institute of Internal Security, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Paweł Gromek

    (Institute of Internal Security, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Rafał Wróbel

    (Faculty of Safety Engineering and Civil Protection, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Tomasz Węsierski

    (Institute of Safety Engineering, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Małgorzata Majder-Łopatka

    (Institute of Safety Engineering, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Wiktor Wąsik

    (Faculty of Safety Engineering and Civil Protection, The Main School of Fire Service, 52/54 Słowackiego Street, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

The article examined selected individual protection used during rescue and fire-extinguishing activities. Fire helmet and special shoes were examined under conditions resembling the operational conditions of LNG gases. The assessment of the equipment consumption was based on strength tests. The main threats come from thermal and mechanical factors. Therefore, firefighters must properly protect their head and legs. At −80 °C, the energy of the impact force of the beater in the headache was, 12.4 J and 15.1 J for points P1 and P2, respectively. The studies showed that cooling the chamber to −80 °C adversely affected the structure of the fire helmet exposed to impact Dynamic. Research work was carried out as part of the Research and Development project No. DOB-BIO9/15/02/2018.

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  • Paweł Ogrodnik & Aleksandra Powęzka & Robert Piec & Tomasz Zwęgliński & Marcin Smolarkiewicz & Paweł Gromek & Rafał Wróbel & Tomasz Węsierski & Małgorzata Majder-Łopatka & Wiktor Wąsik, 2021. "Testing Selected Personal Protection Items of Firefighters in Combined Conditions of Mechanical Loads and Temperatures Occurring during Gas LNG Leaks," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:22:p:7698-:d:681205
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