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6610359 
Journal Article 
Performance Evaluation Criteria for Safety Helmets of Forest Firefighting Crews 
Hong, ST; Jeong, J; Kim, SY; Kwon, C 
2019 
33 
5 
66-77 
KJD:ART002519711 
To secure the safety and improve the work efficiency of forest firefighting crews, performance evaluation criteria for safetyhelmets were developed in this study. Because the standards for forest firefighting safety helmets are not available in Korea,we began our study based on the standards for firefighting safety helmets used by the Korea Fire Institute (KFI). Eleventest items were selected excluding 15 other items out of the 26 test items that, through the consultation of stakeholders andthe review of foreign standards, were initially included in our study. Two types of general safety helmets and one firefightinghelmet were tested by applying KFI standards, and the results were compared. The general safety helmets did not meet thestandards of the retention system and chin strap. Additionally, polyethylene and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene materials werefound to be especially weak under heat conditions. We compared the criteria of KFI, International Standardization Organization(ISO) 16073, National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) 1977, NFPA 1971, and British Standards European Norm (BS EN) 443,and finally selected 11 test items and their acceptance criteria suitable for the work environment of forest firefighting crewsin Korea.