Ergonomics is a scientific discipline that explores the interaction between man, working systems and environment. Persons engaged in work activities should be protected according to workplace safety regulations by means of appropriate clothing, footwear and equipment specifically designed to meet ergonomic requirements. Protective clothing, footwear and equipment should be designed and engineered in such a way that their size and shape follow the dimensions and shape of the user’s body. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to make static and dynamic measurements of the user’s body. Based on static and dynamic anthropometry we have identified ergonomically favourable positions for pockets and zippers and the optimum length of sleeves, jackets, trousers, overalls, etc., as well as ergonomically favourable positions for incident-related equipment (e.g. devices for maintaining radio connections, lamp, breathing apparatus, etc.). In addition, it was established that some garments should overlap in order to avoid injury due to exposure of body parts. The paper provides examples of functional clothing designed for protection against heat and fire. The examples meet ergonomic requirements by identifying favourable pocket and zipper positions and sizes as well as by ensuring that some parts of protective clothing overlap to provide safety and protection. The paper also describes the method used for testing the ergonomic requirements of protective clothing and equipment, and presents the results of the survey that measured fire fighters’ satisfaction with this kind of protective clothing. The survey was conducted in three public fire brigades – two in Zagreb (Centre and Dubrava) and one in Karlovac, as well as two volunteer fire brigades (Dubrava and Karlovac). SAŽETAK: Ergonomija je znanstvena disciplina u sklopu koje se istražuje interakcija između čovjeka, radnih sustava i okoline. S obzirom da čovjek obavljajući radne aktivnosti u svrhu zaštite na radu nosi odgovarajuću odjeću, obuću i opremu, ona treba biti oblikovana u skladu s ergonomskim zahtjevima. Zaštitna odjeća, obuća i oprema treba biti dizajnirana i projektirana tako da veličinom i oblikom što bolje prati dimenzije i oblik tijela korisnika, pa je potrebno napraviti statičke i dinamičke izmjere tijela korisnika. Na temelju statičke i dinamičke antropometrije ljudskog tijela mogu se utvrditi ergonomski povoljne pozicije džepova i patent zatvarača, duljine rukava, jakni, hlača, kombinezona i sl., ali i ergonomski povoljne pozicije opreme koja se upotrebljava tijekom akcidentnih situacija (npr. uređaj za održavanje radioveze, svjetiljka, oprema za zaštitu dišnih organa i sl.). Osim toga, dijelovi zaštitne odjeće međusobno se trebaju preklapati kako ne bi došlo do ozljeda zbog nepokrivenosti pojedinih dijelova tijela. U radu su prikazana pojedina rješenja funkcionalnog dizajna odjeće za zaštitu od topline i plamena koja su u skladu s ergonomskim zahtjevima, ergonomski povoljnim pozicijama i veličinama džepova i patent zatvarača, te se pojedini dijelovi zaštitne odjeće međusobno preklapaju i na taj način osiguravaju siguran rad. Također su opisani postupci testiranja ergonomskih zahtjeva zaštitne odjeće i opreme, te su prikazani rezultati provedene ankete o zadovoljstvu vatrogasaca interventnom zaštitnom odjećom kojom se koriste tijekom obavljanja radnih aktivnosti. Anketa je provedena u tri javne vatrogasne postrojbe - JVP grada Zagreba (Centar i Dubrava) i JVP grada Karlovca, te u dva dobrovoljna vatrogasna društva (DVD Dubrava i DVD Karlovac).