Respirators
Fact Sheet:
What You Should Know In Deciding Whether to Buy Escape Hoods, Gas Masks,
or Other Respirators for Preparedness at Home and Work
Provides information on what respirators are, how they work, and what
is needed for a respirator to provide protection.
CBRN
NIOSH Approved Respirators
How to determine if your SCBA is NIOSH-certified for CBRN Environments.
Suggested Respirator
Cleaning and Sanitation Procedures
Guidance for selecting cleaning equipment and supplies, procedures for
respirator maintenance.
NIOSH
Respirator Topic Page
Includes user notices, respirator selection, respirator certification
process, standards and rulemaking.
CBRN Respirator
Standards Development
Information about continuing efforts to develop appropriate standards
and test procedures for all classes of respirators that provide respiratory
protection from CBRN inhalation hazards.
Approval
of SCBAs for Emergency Response Workers in Terrorist Attacks
Includes statement of standard, testing procedures, info for respirator
manufacturers.
Certified
Equipment List
Database of all certified respirators and coal mine dust personal sampler
units.
OSHA
/ NIOSH Personal Protective Equipment Selection Matrix for Emergency Responders
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencypreparedness/cbrnmatrix/index.html
NIOSH-DOD-OSHA
Sponsored Chemical and Biological Respiratory Protection Workshop Report
DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 2000-122
Covers hazards associated with chemical and/or biological incidents, responders
and their respiratory protection needs, respirator standards for chemical
and/or biological incident responses, public health and medical community
concerns
NIOSH Guide
to the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators Certified Under 42
CFR 84
DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 96-101
Explains the federal regulation 42 CFR 84 and provides information about
selecting and using new respirators certified by NIOSH.
Chemical and Biological Protective Clothing
A Guide for Evaluating
the Performance of Chemical Protective Clothing
DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 90-109 (June 1990)
Describes methods for an Industrial Hygienist or equivalent safety professional
to select CPC.
NIOSH
Protective Clothing Topic Page
Recommendations for selection, other resources.
Interim
Recommendations for Firefighters and Other First Responders for the Selection
and Use of Protective Clothing and Respirators Against Biological Agents
Recommendations for selecting personal protective equipment for use against
biological agents.
Latex Allergy
NIOSH Latex
Allergy Topic Page
Includes NIOSH publications on latex allergies and links to other latex
allergy sites.
Eye Safety
Eye Safety -
Emergency Response & Disaster Recovery
 En Espaņol
Overview of eye hazards and injuries, types of eye protection, safety
for prescription lens wearers, first aid.
Eye
Protection for Infection Control
Provides background information and specific details on eye protection
that can be used to supplement eye protection recommendations provided
in current CDC infection control guidance documents. It is intended to
familiarize workers with the various types of eye protection available,
their characteristics, and their applicable use.
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