The proportion of older workers has increased substantially in recent years, with over 25% of
the Canadian labour force aged≥ 55 years. Along with chronological age comes age …

The focus of this review is on the physiological considerations necessary for developing
employment standards within occupations that have a heavy reliance on load carriage …

This position stand aims to provide an evidence-based summary of the energy and
nutritional demands of tactical athletes to promote optimal health and performance while …

Fire-fighters' personal protective clothing is the only source of protection for fire-fighters
during fire-fighting. The protective clothing should provide adequate protection as well as …

The air bottle configuration (mass and size) used with a firefighter's self-contained breathing
apparatus may affect functional gait performance and slip/trip/fall risk, contributing to one of …

Objective: The authors investigated the effect of boot weight and sole flexibility on
spatiotemporal gait characteristics and physiological responses of firefighters in negotiating …

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of load weight carried by soldiers
upon postural sway. Fourteen US Army enlisted men participated. Postural sway and muscle …

Completely revised and updated, taking the scientific rigor to a whole new level, the second
edition of the Occupational Ergonomics Handbook is now available in two volumes. This …

Each year, roughly 11,000 firefighters are injured as a result of slips, trips and falls, which
account for over 25% of all fireground injuries. Wearing personal protective equipment …

The biomechanical experiment with eight male and four female firefighters demonstrates
that the effect of adding essential equipment: turnout ensemble, self-contained breathing …