Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit: Resources for Respiratory Program Administrators [Updated April 2022]

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Healthcare personnel are at increased risk for exposure to ATD pathogens and, when other controls have been considered and implemented as appropriate, may be required to use respiratory protection. In order for respirators to provide effective protection they must be properly selected, used, and maintained as part of a written program, which describes how employers will provide employees adequate medical evaluations, training, and fit testing. The program must be evaluated regularly through observation and obtaining input from all respirator users and persons involved in implementing the program. Public health guidance and regulations must be regularly reviewed for changes and utilized to identify tasks and pathogens requiring the use of respiratory protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Health care personnel; Respiratory protection; Aerosols; Pathogens; Respiratory protective equipment; Infection control; Infectious diseases; Respirators
• Source:
  Atlanta, GA: 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. 2015-117 (Revised 04/2022), 2022 Apr; :1-96
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2015117revised042022
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania
• 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:
  96 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064915
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  California Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:27702d87812016a3ccb801c1d44329cbc7660aa7c061d508d08480bac16ebdcaf87436f39863bf357fc8834ed6aa44b65aa33be84882b95a6a2657ce4dc30ba6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/116121/cdc_116121_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.73 MB ]