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Personal Protective Technology

Committee on Personal Protective Equipment (COPPE)

In response to a request from the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Institute of Medicine has formed a standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health.

The committee provides a forum for discussion of scientific and technical issues relevant to the development, certification, deployment, and use of personal protective equipment, standards, and related systems to ensure workplace safety and health.

The next COPPE meeting will discuss the COE concept. The meeting is scheduled for Mar 4, 2009 in Pittsburgh.

Topics that may be addressed by the Committee on Personal Protective Equipment or by sponsored workshops and future studies by IOM committees include:

the need for expert guidance on state-of-the-art materials and systems, and laboratory and field research strategies;
development of criteria and standards for practice and operations, including management and communications; and
identification of best practices for interagency cooperation with partners and stakeholders.

Additional topics include

training and education;
creating equipment user-guidance documents;
improving access to information by stakeholders; and
performance measurement strategies.

The committee will also provide liaison and oversight to ad hoc study committees requested by NIOSH and approved by the Institute of Medicine and the National Academies, and will coordinate with the Academies' on-going review of NIOSH Research Programs.
External link: http://iom.edu/?id=29911

More information regarding this committee can be found on the National Academies website. External link: http://iom.edu/?ID=29908

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Personal Protective Technology

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Page last updated: December 31, 2008
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	NIOSH Programs > Personal Protective Technology > Committee on Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Technology Committee on Personal Protective Equipment (COPPE) In response to a request from the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Institute of Medicine has formed a standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health. The committee provides a forum for discussion of scientific and technical issues relevant to the development, certification, deployment, and use of personal protective equipment, standards, and related systems to ensure workplace safety and health. The next COPPE meeting will discuss the COE concept. The meeting is scheduled for Mar 4, 2009 in Pittsburgh. Topics that may be addressed by the Committee on Personal Protective Equipment or by sponsored workshops and future studies by IOM committees include: the need for expert guidance on state-of-the-art materials and systems, and laboratory and field research strategies; development of criteria and standards for practice and operations, including management and communications; and identification of best practices for interagency cooperation with partners and stakeholders. Additional topics include training and education; creating equipment user-guidance documents; improving access to information by stakeholders; and performance measurement strategies. The committee will also provide liaison and oversight to ad hoc study committees requested by NIOSH and approved by the Institute of Medicine and the National Academies, and will coordinate with the Academies' on-going review of NIOSH Research Programs. External link: http://iom.edu/?id=29911 More information regarding this committee can be found on the National Academies website. External link: http://iom.edu/?ID=29908 < Emerging Issues \| COPPE \| Customer Satisfaction Survey >				NIOSH Program: Personal Protective Technology Program Description Inputs Economic Factors Occupational Risks National Research Agenda (NORA) NIOSH Strategic Goals Emerging Issues Committee on Personal Protective Equipment (COPPE) Customer Satisfaction Survey Partners and Stakeholders NIOSH Contacts Activities NIOSH Research Projects NIOSH Funded Research Grants Outputs Publications Topic Pages Products Respirator Certification Research to Practice Conferences Outcomes Review & Evaluation Program Review National Academies Evaluation PPT Program Response to the NA Evaluation
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