Moving Research to Practice: NIOSH Signs Agreement With Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute
On April 28, 2005, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Director John Howard, M.D., and Kim Zentz, Interim Executive Director of the Spokane Intercollegiate Research & Technology Center, signed a Partnership Intermediary Agreement to advance the movement of NIOSH research into workplace practice. Read more
NIOSH Seeks Public Comment on Standard Applications Procedures
NIOSH’s National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), Respirator Branch, has announced a meeting for all respirator manufacturers on July 21, 2005 Read more
NIOSH Seeks Public Comment on Expanded Chest Radiography Website
NIOSH is inviting public comment on a draft expanded website that describes the use of chest radiography to evaluate occupational lung disorders. Comments on the draft page can be made until October 15, 2005. Read more |
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Environmental Conditioning Lab Debuts at NPPTL
A new environmental conditioning laboratory facility now operational in NIOSH’s National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) will advance NIOSH’s in-house capabilities in testing and certifying air-purifying respirators. Read more
Air-Purifying Respirator Fit Test Subject Selection
Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 84, states the minimum face piece fit requirements: “Half-mask face pieces and full face pieces shall be designed and constructed to fit persons with various facial shapes and sizes….” Compliance with this requirement is verified by performing an isoamyl acetate fit test. In the late 1970s, an evaluation conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory determined that for air-purifying respirators, this test should be performed using a panel of test subjects of various facial sizes as determined by this study. Read more |
