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Equipment Specific Considerations to T&E > Personal Protective Equipment > General
Subject
Test design, test device (dummy), variability
Experience/Advice 
When testing demining protective equipment, it is important to assess the dummy-to-dummy variation of unprotected dummies. Accelerometers can be used to measure the consistency of a given test device between subsequent tests.
Reference

D.S. Cronin, K. Williams, C.R. (Dale) Bass, P. Magnan, F. Dosquet, D.M. Bergeron, J.L.M.J. Bree, Test Methods for Protective Footwear Against AP Mine Blast, EUDEM-SCOT, 2003
Reference Link
http://www.itep.ws/pdf/CroninEudem2Scot2003Testmeth.pdf
Posted by
Franciska Borry (ITEP Secretariat) on 2/16/2005
 
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