The comfort and functional performance of personal protective equipment for police officers: a systematic scoping review

S Hudson, L Ridland, J Blackburn, L Monchuk… - Ergonomics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This scoping review aimed to identify and summarise evidence on the comfort and functional
performance of police officer personal protective equipment (PPE). The Arksey and O'Malley …

Impact of COVID‐19 on occupational injuries and illnesses among nursing care facility workers: Analysis of California workers' compensation data, 2019–2021

SJ Lee, Y Yun, J Hwang, S Jong - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic greatly affected
healthcare workers, both physically and psychologically, by increasing their workload and …

Personal protective equipment impacts firefighters' anaerobic fitness

Z Papadakis, A Stamatis, P Beitia - Occupational medicine, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Personal protective equipment (PPE) is vital for firefighters' safety and
effectiveness during daily operations. However, concerns have emerged about its potential …

Examination of biofeedback to support the use of upper-extremity exoskeletons under proportional myoelectric control

X Peng, L Stirling - IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exoskeletons have the potential to assist individuals in completing daily tasks and augment
industrial workers in labor-intensive jobs. While previous studies have shown the capability …

[HTML][HTML] A New Approach to Implementing 3D-Printed Material Structures for Protective Gloves with the Use of Ultrasonic and Contact Welding Processes: A …

E Irzmańska, A Cichocka, AK Puszkarz, O Olejnik… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study presents a new approach to developing protective material structures for personal
protective equipment (PPE), and in particular for protective gloves, with the use of ultrasonic …

Three-dimensional head and face dimensions of Chilean versus US CAESAR 3D data: Differences and implications for personal protective equipment design

EC Silva, HI Castellucci, S Valenzuela… - …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is crucial for minimizing workplace
hazards, and its effectiveness relies on adapting to diverse anthropometric features …

A cluster-based law enforcement body armor sizing system: Concept, procedure, and design practice

H Hsiao, TY Kau, B Bradtmiller - Applied Ergonomics, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the evolution of human body dimensions, the increasing diversity within the law
enforcement workforce, the growing risks of assault faced by law enforcement officers …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19: Masks do not influence neurocognitive performance during a shift at the emergency department

J Grafeneder, V Fuhrmann, K Tscherny… - World Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Interventions Participants carried out their routine work at the ED over 7-hour shifts. During
the shift, participants wore PPE according to the department's current standards: FFP2 …

Clothing and Equipment Fit Among Male and Female Canadian Armed Forces Members

KM Gruevski, A Sy, L Bossi, E Moon, J Bae… - Military …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The fit of military clothing and equipment is essential for the health and safety of
military operators. Given the aim of increasing the proportion of women and the known …

[HTML][HTML] The Effects of Torso-Borne Loads on Functional Movement Patterns

KS Bell, JD BROOKS, KN Radzak… - … Journal of Exercise …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Functional movement patterns are an important aspect of everyday life, and a growing area
of interest for determining the risk of injury and performance ability. Police, military, and fire …