This summary presents a brief overview of what the respirator user needs to know about the new categories of particulate respirators certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Thanks to all the workshop participants and many reviewers who helped in completing this document. NIOSH thanks the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), particularly Anna-Marie DiPasquale, John Meagher, and Tom Nelson, for providing the facilities and organizing the joint AIHA/NIOSH technical workshop (July 1995). We thank Judy Hudnall and Dick Carlson for art work and cover design, Anne Hamilton for editing, and Diane Manning for preparation of the manuscript and the camera-ready copy. Technical review and assistance were provided by Roland Berry Ann, Nancy Bollinger, Donald Campbell, Bryan Hardin, Linda Martin, Richard Metzler, Ernest Moyer, Robert Mullan, and Laurence Reed. This document was initially drafted by Jeff Bryant and Walter Ruch. Occupational Safety and Health Administration National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health workers who wear particulate filter respirators.ĭirector, National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthĬenters for Disease Control and Prevention Abbreviations Abbreviations APF We believe this information will help protect the health and lives of U.S. We greatly appreciate the assistance of respirator manufacturers and others in making this information available to all employers and respirator program managers. This guide was designed to explain the new regulation and to provide valuable information for selecting and using the new respirators certified by NIOSH. These new respirators also provide significant cost savings: Estimates indicate that the health care industry alone will save millions of dollars as a result of this new generation of practical and efficient respirators. The respirators certified under this new regulation are tested under much more demanding conditions, and they provide increased worker protection. In June 1995, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) updated and modernized the Federal regulation for certifying air-purifying particulate respirators. Disclaimer: Mention of any company name or product does not constitute endorsement by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Foreword
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