A Human Factors Evaluation of Cold Weather Face Masks

A human factors evaluation of three types of cold weather face mask (the Army Standard and two experimental masks) was made in a series of investigations: A visual field investigation, a psychoacoustic investigation, a personal/equipment compatibility test and an arctic chamber test. Results indicat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bensel, Carolyn K, Johnson, Richard F Q, Nichols, Thomas L
Other Authors: ARMY NATICK LABS MA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Human Factors Engineering & Man Machine System
*HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
*PROTECTIVE MASKS
ACCEPTABILITY
ACOUSTICS
COLD WEATHER TESTS
HEARING
SPEECH
VISION
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0745087
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0745087
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Summary:A human factors evaluation of three types of cold weather face mask (the Army Standard and two experimental masks) was made in a series of investigations: A visual field investigation, a psychoacoustic investigation, a personal/equipment compatibility test and an arctic chamber test. Results indicated that (a) all three masks were virtually equivalent with respect to the size of the field of vision and person/equipment compatibility, (b) acceptability of the masks varied from a psychoacoustic point of view as a function of the particular variable being measured, and (c) under simulated arctic conditions, the experimental masks offered far better protection of the wearer's skin than did the standard mask.

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