NIOSH Publication No. 2003-127:National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) |
July 2003 |
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The Challenge:The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) was created by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 2001. Its mission is to prevent disease, injury and death for millions of workers who rely on personal protective equipment1 including miners, emergency responders, and healthcare, agricultural, construction, and industrial workers. The Commitment:NPPTL brings together experts from many disciplines dedicated to reducing the risk to workers of job-related injury, illness, and death. The Solution:NPPTL, through targeted partnerships, research, service, and communication, focuses on new and enhanced personal protective equipment for workers including first responders during terrorist attacks or other disasters. 1 Personal Protective Equipment includes respirators, chemical-resistant clothing, hearing protectors, gloves, safety goggles and glasses, hard hats, sensors to detect hazardous substances, communication devices used for safe deployment of emergency workers. NPPTL Activities:Surveillance
Research
Intervention
Health and Safety Communication and Training
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory P.O.
Box 18070 For more information: 800-35-NIOSH (800-356-4674) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/ NPPTL Vision:"Providing world leadership to prevent and reduce disease and death amongworkers relying on personal protective technologies."
Publication No. 2003-127 |
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