Application of real-time particle sensors to help mitigate exposures of wildland firefighters
Application of real-time particle sensors to help mitigate exposures of wildland firefighters
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10.3200/aeoh.60.1.40-43
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2005-01-01
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Naeher, Luke P.
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Edwards, Rufus;Johnson, Michael;Naeher, Luke P.
高颗粒暴露已被证明会降低消防员的肺功能。在这篇文章中，作者证明了使用小型实时颗粒传感器通知荒地消防员的可行性，这样他们就可以在使用个人呼吸防护方面做出明智的决定。使用1 mg/m3作为使用适当设计的呼吸保护的指示点，当消防员评估暴露为低或中等时，这些传感器可以帮助防止16%至74%的规定烧伤期间的颗粒暴露。遵守这一使用呼吸防护的指南将涉及在3%至22%的8小时轮班期间部署呼吸防护。此外，数据记录传感器将提供一个有价值的工具，用于跟踪荒野消防员的职业健康监测中的颗粒物暴露。
High particulate exposures have been demonstrated to decrease lung function among firefighters. In this article, the authors demonstrated the feasibility of using small real-time particle sensors to inform wildland firefighters so they may make informed decisions on the use of personal respiratory protection. Using 1 mg/m(3) as an indicator point for use of appropriately designed respiratory protection, such sensors could help prevent 16% to 74% of particulate exposure during prescribed burns when firefighters assess exposure as low or medium. Adherence to such a guideline for the use of respiratory protection would involve its deployment during 3% to 22% of individual 8-hour shifts. In addition, data-logging sensors would provide a valuable tool for tracking exposure to particulates among wildland firefighters for occupational health monitoring.