PPE CASE P2020-0113: Filtration Efficiency Performance of Non-NIOSH-Approved International Respiratory Protective Devices: Phase Two

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 an 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 protective devices temporarily authorized for occupational use in the United States. NIOSH evaluations show that 26% of non-NIOSH-approved international respiratory protective devices have inconsistent filtration performance and 60% of assessments found filtration efficiencies less than 95%. The NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator standard is 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; Equipment reliability; Performance tests; Filtration; Equipment design; Emergency equipment; Worker safety; Quality control
• 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 P2020-0113, 2020 Oct; :1-10
• 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:
  10 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061587
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• 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-512:40e73256c30857b7d4e0654d8ff0f606f7b49bcb187e0c18e331065ed2d1b91b3bb6ceeb9b53df56b7c8bb1239c18e2ec0e7b7c6844d9da4568409f35d8d8f1c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/137513/cdc_137513_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 323.51 KB ]