An assessment of energy expenditure of soldiers serving in the Polish chemical units, performing training tasks in 2 types of personal chemical protective clothing – comparative studies

• Authors: Jerzy Bertrandt , Anna Kłos , Roman Łakomy , Bartosz Bertrandt

Abstracts

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Objectives Individual protection against contamination is the kind of protection provided to persons in an environment contaminated with radioactive substances, and war toxic or biological agents, including the use of gas masks, and insulating or filtration skin protection agents. The aim of this work was to perform a comparative assessment of energy expenditure of chemical troop soldiers wearing L-2 insulating personal protective clothes (PPC) and FOO-1 filter-sorptive PPC during training in the training ground conditions. Surveys on the subjective assessment of comfort related to using the L-2 and FOO-1 PPC were carried out as well. Material and Methods A total of 29 men doing the same training tasks, wearing the L-2 PPC and FOO-1 filter-sorptive protective clothing with an MP-5 filter gas mask, underwent the examination. Measurements of energy expenditure values were done based on the frequency of heart contractions, recorded by the Polar Sport Tester 810 heart rate monitor. Results It was found that an average energy expenditure of soldiers, resulting from performing training tasks, was lower among the subjects wearing the FOO- 1 filter-sorptive PPC, compared to the energy load of the ones using the L-2 PPC. Conclusions According to Christensen’s classification of work severity, the average energy expenditure makes it possible to qualify works performed by soldiers using both types of PPC to moderate work. In the opinion of the examined soldiers serving in the chemical troops, the FOO-1 filter-sorptive PPC increases the sense of security while on a threatened ground. The FOO-1 filter-sorptive PPC is assessed by chemical troop soldiers as better because it hinders tasks fulfillment to a lesser extent. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2019;32(5):645–52

Keywords

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chemical troops; chemical weapon; chemical and personal protective clothing; defense against CBRN hazards; NBC protection; energy expenditure

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 645-652

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

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Jerzy Bertrandt

• Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland (Laboratory of Food and Nutrition Hygiene)

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Anna Kłos

• Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland (Laboratory of Food and Nutrition Hygiene)

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Roman Łakomy

• Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland (Laboratory of Food and Nutrition Hygiene)

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Bartosz Bertrandt

• Military Research and Development Center, Warsaw, Poland (Laboratory of Food Research)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01382

Biblioteka Nauki

2161950