Explore "protective clothing" with insightful episodes like "EP#112 - What's the deal with Apeel - Coatings on your fresh produce" and "A Better Fit For Female Firefighters" from podcasts like ""Recipes for Your Best Life" and "The NFPA Podcast"" and more!
In this episode, we explore the world of coatings on fresh produce. Unravel the mysteries behind companies like Apeel, their patents, and safety concerns. Discover the importance of understanding wax coatings on fruits, the debate over keeping peels for nutrition, and the truth about Apeel's ingredients and funding. We delve into various coating types, safety concerns, and how we can make healthy food choices. Let’s dive in!
About 80 percent of female firefighters say that their personal protective clothing doesn’t fit right, and studies show that ill-fitting gear puts women at greater risk of being injured on the job. Today on the podcast, we talk to two textile researchers who measured dozens of female firefighters as part of a multi-year project on turnout gear for women. They tell us why designing protective clothing for women has historically been such a challenge, and how we can fix this widespread problem (2:51).
Then, on a new Code Corner, NFPA engineer Shawn Mahoney answers your questions about height requirements for wall-mounted manual pull-stations for fire alarm systems (32:31).
LINKS:
Watch a webinar with researchers Cassandra Kwon and Meredith McQuerry
Read an new NFPA Journal feature story about the project to understand and solve the problem of ill-fitting PPE for female firefighters.
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