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International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 8 Female firefighter Personal Protective Equipment sizing and fit challenges

From: Examination of current U.S. female firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) sizing and fitting process challenges: an opportunity to improve safety

 

Sizing

Fit: Length

Fit: Circumference

Fit: Other

Coats

Not sized small enough

Lack of size access

Too long (body, sleeve, collar)

Too wide/bulky/ oversized (waist, sleeve, shoulders, neckline)

Too tight (chest, hip)

Pocket placement

Pants

Not sized small enough

Lack of size access

Too long (leg, crotch)

Too wide/bulky/oversized (waist, legs*)

Too tight (hips*, calf/boot)

Pocket placement

Suspender placement

Boots

Not sized small enough

Lack of size access

Too long

Too wide

N.A

Gloves

Not sized small enough

Lack of size access

Too long

Too wide

N.A

  1. Information is from Boorady et al. (2013), Hulett et al. (2008), McKinney et al. (2021), Park et al. (2014), Park and Langseth-Schmidt (2016)
  2. *McKinney et al. reported mixed findings (2021)