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- Interim
Guidance on Using CBRN Canisters for activities other than response
to terrorist events
- Air-Purifying Escape Hood Respirators
(Escape Hoods): Interim Findings and Guidance for Models Put Into
Use Prior to NIOSH CBRN Certification Standards
- Fact Sheet for
Workers in Secondary Response and Other Supporting Roles
FAQs About Exposure to Dusts and Gases
- Medical Aspects of Wearing Respirators
PDF
only 1.61 MB (28 pages)
Appendix H - Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure
to Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether, Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether,
and Their Acetates.
- NIOSH-Approved
Disposable Particulate Respirators (Filtering Facepieces)
Provides a listing of NIOSH-approved disposable particulate respirators
that health care workers can use to help protect themselves from
diseases potentially spread through the air, such as SARS or Tuberculosis.
- NIOSH Guide to
Industrial Respiratory Protection
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 87-116
Covers types of Respirators, guidance for selection and use, user
notices, more....
- NIOSH Guide to
the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators Certified Under
42 CFR 84
Explains the federal regulation for certifying air-purifying particulate
respirators [42 CFR Part 84] and provides valuable information for
selecting and using respirators certified by NIOSH.
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
to Chemical Hazards
The NPG is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information
on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and
occupational health professionals.
- NIOSH Respirator
Selection Logic 2004
Provides a process that respirator program administrators can use to select appropriate
respirators to protect workers in specific workplaces. Replaces the NIOSH Respirator
Decision Logic, and includes information on N-95
through P-100 particulate respirators.
- OSHA
/ NIOSH Personal Protective Equipment Selection Matrix for
Emergency Responders (OSHA Web Site)
External Link:
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencypreparedness/cbrnmatrix/index.html
- Protecting Emergency Responders, Vol. 1-3
(RAND Reports)
- Respirator
Fact Sheet: What You Should Know in Deciding Whether to Buy Escape
Hoods, Gas Masks, or Other Respirators for Preparedness at Home
and Work
- Respirator Usage
in Private Sector Firms, 2001
NIOSH and the Bureau of Labor Statistics conducted a voluntary survey
of U.S. employers regarding the use of respirators. The findings
are intended to provide information to develop interventions and
to increase the frequency and effectiveness of respirator use in
the workplace.
- Respirators:
Your TB Defense / TB Respiratory Protection: Administrator's Review
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-114d. DVD.
Includes the programs 'Respirators: Your TB Defense', 'TB Respiratory
Protection: Administrator's Review', and written materials in electronic
format.
- Suggested Respirator
Cleaning and Sanitation Procedures
Guidance for selecting cleaning equipment and supplies, procedures
for respirator maintenance.
- TB Respiratory
Protection Program in Health Care Facilities
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 99-143.
This manual is designed to serve as a practical guide for those
individuals responsible for initiating and running a TB respiratory
protection program in health care facilities.
- Understanding
Respiratory Protection Against SARS
Q & A about respirators and SARS, including what types of respiratory
protection should be used by health care workers and others to protect
against SARS.
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