Journal of Ergonomics

Journal of Ergonomics
Open Access

ISSN: 2165-7556

Research Article - (2014) Volume 0, Issue 0

Effect of Protective Clothing and Fatigue on Functional Balance of Firefighters

Pilwon Hur1,2, Elizabeth T Hsiao-Wecksler1*, Karl S Rosengren3, Gavin P Horn1,4 and Denise L Smith4,5
1Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
2Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
4Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
5Exercise Science Department, Skidmore University, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
*Corresponding Author: Elizabeth T Hsiao-Wecksler, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 122 Mechanical Engineering Building, MC-2441206, West Green Street Urbana, IL 61801, USA, Tel: 217-333-3415, Fax: 217-244-6534 Email:

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