Powered Air-Purifying Respirators
NIOSH Conducted a public meeting on October 12 and 13, 2006 to continue discussion on PAPR, TIL, QA, and Administrative Modules; current and future research projects for PPT.
NIOSH conducted a public meeting on December 13, 2005 , to continue discussions of concepts for Standards for Approval of Respirators for use against CBRN agents, and concepts for Standards for a Multi-Function Powered, Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPR).
NIOSH conducted a public meeting on July 20, 2005, to address concepts regarding standards for approval of respirators used against CBRN, and guidelines for their use; and concepts and standards for multi-function powered air-purifying respirators.
NIOSH conducted a public stakeholder meeting on December 15, 2004, to continue discussions for concepts of powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) used for respiratory protection against CBRN agents. An Introduction to Concepts for Closed Circuit, Self Contained, Breathing Apparatus Standards Development Efforts Used for Respiratory Protection Against CBRN Agents will also be discussed.
NIOSH conducted a public stakeholder meeting on May 4, 2004, to continue discussions for concepts of powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) used for respiratory protection against CBRN agents.
Meeting presentations, handouts, public comments, and meeting transcripts are available through the NIOSH Docket. Meeting presentations are also available on this site in pdf format:
June 20, 2005 meeting presentations
December
15, 2004 meeting presentations
May
4, 2004 meeting presentations
October 16, 2003 meeting presentations
Escape Respirators
NIOSH conducted public stakeholder meetings on October 16, June 25, and April 29, 2003 to hold conceptual discussions for escape respirator standards used for respiratory protection against CBRN agents, and provide updates on the quality assurance/administrative module.
Meeting presentations, handouts, public comments, and meeting transcripts are available through the NIOSH Docket. The meeting presentations are also available on this site in pdf format:
June
25, 2003 presentations
April
29, 2003 presentations
Full Facepiece Air-Purifying Respirators
NIOSH, SBCCOM, and NIST conducted public stakeholder meetings on June 18 - 19, and October 16 - 17, 2002 to discuss:
- Appropriate standards and testing processes for full-facepiece air-purifying respirators suitable for use by first responders against CBRN Agents
- Concepts and priorities for the development and implementation of standards for other classes of respirators
- Research work to identify simulant materials for use as CBRN test surrogates for respirator research and development efforts
Meeting presentations, handouts, public comments, and meeting transcripts are available through the NIOSH Docket. The meeting presentations are also available on this site in pdf format:
October
16 - 17, 2002 presentations
June
18 - 19, 2002 presentations
Closed-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
NIOSH conducted a public meeting on July 19, 2005, to address concepts regarding standards for CBRN Closed-Circuit, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and guidelines for use of NIOSH-approved CBRN respirators.
NIOSH conducted a public stakeholder meeting on December 15, 2004, to introduce concepts for Closed Circuit, Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Standards used for Respiratory Protection Against CBRN Agents. Standards for Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPR) were also discussed.
Meeting presentations, handouts, public comments, and meeting transcripts are available through the NIOSH Docket. Meeting presentations are also available on this site in pdf format:
June
19, 2005 meeting presentations
December
15, 2004 meeting presentations
Handouts, public comments, and meeting transcripts are available by contacting the NIOSH Docket Office:
NIOSH Docket Office
Robert A. Taft Laboratories, M/S C34
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
Telephone 513-533-8303, Fax 513/533-8285
Email: niocindocket@cdc.gov