Understanding the difference: surgical mask, N95 respirator, elastomeric half facepiece respirator.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This infographic provides pictures and information about three kinds of respirators (surgical mask, N95 respirator, and elastomeric half facepiece respirator) their use and differences, filtration, leakage, limitations, and testing.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Dust Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Metals Metal Workers Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Elastomeric Half-mask Respirators N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators Personal Protective Equipment PPE Respiratory Protective Equipment Surgical Masks
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Infographic
• 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:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057036
• Citation:
  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, 2019 Aug; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f357f5afbac6776dda44020b4561d9a05acb0c8f20174b17597da3f12965157e875beed8a32c811c780cdfc66a43fb1c68313ad338fec48493f10875be11ca99
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181789/cdc_181789_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 192.85 KB ]