Understanding Filtration Efficiency Testing and Fit Testing in Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs) [2021]

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Coffey, Christopher C. ; Schall, Joseph
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. This fact sheet describes filtration efficiency testing and the proper fit testing procedures for a filtering facepiece respirator (FFR), explaining why both are necessary for a respirator to perform as expected. A respirator user's understanding of these procedures and how employers perform fit tests to minimize contaminant leakage into the respirator will enhance the user's knowledge of how an FFR helps to protect respiratory health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Filtration N95 Respirators Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Respirators; Personal protective equipment; PPE; Safety equipment; Respiratory protective equipment; Filtration; Fit testing; Equipment testing; Respiratory protection
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-123, 2021 Sep; :1-3
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021123
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063409
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cb61077680efcd38ecc78e2e88e715402ed140c2784cf79a5ea9f915e64574846ea477b6078441bfc187bad926fa830b00831cbdf26eb62d35c640468066cebf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/109577/cdc_109577_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 564.39 KB ]