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Features and Sustainable Design of Firefighting Safety Footwear for Fire Extinguishing and Rescue Operations

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  • Marianna Tomaskova

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9 Street, 04200 Košice, Slovakia)

  • Jozef Krajňák

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9 Street, 04200 Košice, Slovakia)

Abstract

Firefighters are regularly exposed to risk of injuries as a result of their intervention activities connected with hazards from fire and explosion, as well as due to carrying heavy personal working equipment and injured victims from accidents. Another hazardous factor is working under unfavorable weather conditions and also moving on slippery or bumpy surfaces. Employers provide personal protective work equipment to employees if a hazard cannot be eliminated or reduced by technical means, such as means of collective protection or methods and forms of work organization. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) should provide effective protection against existing and foreseeable hazards and should not in itself create a greater risk. It should be adapted to the existing and predictable working conditions and working environment at the work site, meet the criteria of ergonomics and the health condition of an employee as well as be suitable and adapted to the wearer’s body so that, if possible, there is no risk of harm to the employee’s health. The aim of this Special Issue is to explore the limits of sustainable implementation of additive technologies within current manufacturing practices and current requirements for personal protective equipment for firefighters. More precisely, the goal of this special article is to show new ideas in firefighting footwear such as a quick donning and doffing system as well as various other improvements and sustainable design of firefighting footwear. The aim is to present new ideas and concepts, the latest advances, and technical tools supporting the sustainable use of protective firefighting footwear. Special attention will be paid to standards that ensure the highest standard and quality.

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  • Marianna Tomaskova & Jozef Krajňák, 2023. "Features and Sustainable Design of Firefighting Safety Footwear for Fire Extinguishing and Rescue Operations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-21, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:20:p:15108-:d:1264180
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