60
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Table 2 Safety practices
among Respondents
Parameters
Numbers
Awareness regarding preventive measure
Yes
95
No
0
Use of available protective equipment
Yes
95
No
0
Regularity in using any protective equipment
Regularly
0
When felt necessary
93
Occasionally
0
When it is remembered
2
Not using any protective equipment
0
Safety gadgets used by respondents
Boots
95
Body protector
95
Helmet with chin guard
95
Protective shield
30
i. The comfort property in the present body protector is not taken into account by
the manufacturers/suppliers to facilitate easy movement of the wearer during
unrest. The trauma insert made out of polymeric sheets and rubber inserts
should not wrap around the whole torso area, especially the area which moves
with the body movement. The wearer of body protectors feels uncomfortable
when he or she sits. As in the sitting position the lower edges often press firmly
against the stomach, hip and side areas of the wearer and makes wearer uncomfortable. Even the top of the chest protector (hard shell) touches the wearer’s
throat and chin areas and thus making it very uncomfortable. These shortcomings in designing restrict wearer movements while performing any rigorous
activities. Therefore, while designing body protector, free body movement of
wearers should be considered.
ii. As polymeric sheets and rubber inserts are used in trauma insert, it is not
breathable which makes body protector uncomfortable to wear for longer hours
especially during summer. One of the ways making it breathable is to create
small holes in the polymeric sheets and rubber inserts.
iii. The rubber/soft plastic inserts are being used to protect various body parts such
as neck, armpit and lower abdomen areas in the present body protectors, hence
providing no protection to the wearer against stab (puncture) attack by knife,
screwdriver or spikes. There is a need to use better material which protects the
wearers.
M. S. Parmar et al.
Table 2 Safety practices
among Respondents
Parameters
Numbers
Awareness regarding preventive measure
Yes
95
No
0
Use of available protective equipment
Yes
95
No
0
Regularity in using any protective equipment
Regularly
0
When felt necessary
93
Occasionally
0
When it is remembered
2
Not using any protective equipment
0
Safety gadgets used by respondents
Boots
95
Body protector
95
Helmet with chin guard
95
Protective shield
30
i. The comfort property in the present body protector is not taken into account by
the manufacturers/suppliers to facilitate easy movement of the wearer during
unrest. The trauma insert made out of polymeric sheets and rubber inserts
should not wrap around the whole torso area, especially the area which moves
with the body movement. The wearer of body protectors feels uncomfortable
when he or she sits. As in the sitting position the lower edges often press firmly
against the stomach, hip and side areas of the wearer and makes wearer uncomfortable. Even the top of the chest protector (hard shell) touches the wearer’s
throat and chin areas and thus making it very uncomfortable. These shortcomings in designing restrict wearer movements while performing any rigorous
activities. Therefore, while designing body protector, free body movement of
wearers should be considered.
ii. As polymeric sheets and rubber inserts are used in trauma insert, it is not
breathable which makes body protector uncomfortable to wear for longer hours
especially during summer. One of the ways making it breathable is to create
small holes in the polymeric sheets and rubber inserts.
iii. The rubber/soft plastic inserts are being used to protect various body parts such
as neck, armpit and lower abdomen areas in the present body protectors, hence
providing no protection to the wearer against stab (puncture) attack by knife,
screwdriver or spikes. There is a need to use better material which protects the
wearers.