PPE CASE P2020-0112: Filtration Efficiency Performance of Non-NIOSH-Approved International Respiratory Protective Devices: Phase One

Details

• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Andrews, Angela S. ; Powers, J. ; Krah Cichowicz, Jaclyn ; Coffey, Christopher C. ; Fries, M. L. ; Yorio, Patrick L. ; D'Alessandro, Maryann M.
• Description:
  This report summarizes the filtration performance results from the assessments that took place as a result of the initial Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and discusses important considerations when purchasing non-NIOSH approved international respiratory devices temporarily authorized for occupational use in the United States. NIOSH evaluations show that many non-NIOSH-approved international respiratory protective devices have inconsistent filtration performance and most assessments resulted in filtration efficiencies less than 95%. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergencies Filtration Laboratories Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Quality Control Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Personal protective equipment; PPE; Equipment testing; Protective equipment; Laboratory testing; N95 filtering facepiece respirators; Respirators; Respirator testing; Respiratory protective equipment; Face masks; Equipment reliability; Performance capability; Performance tests; Filtration; Equipment design; Emergency equipment; Guidelines; Worker safety; Quality control; Quantitative analysis; Quality standards
• 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, NPPTL Report Number P2020-0112, 2020 Aug; :1-8
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  PPE CASE Notes
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  8 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060799
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:856774dcc8642a8ba50c8c752d67d7c8f9252f4db3f23f24ca4b25c2b88628616ea10107a7270d0a2eebb098fea85190b267689e3a802f67a7e98c1231eb149b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/137512/cdc_137512_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 311.42 KB ]