Considerations for Respirator Selection in Healthcare [2018]

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Considerations for Respirator Selection in Healthcare, N95 Day 2017 English
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This infographic provides information on four types of respirators N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (N95 FFR), Surgical N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators, Loose-Fitting Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR), and Elastomeric Respirators, and their selection for use in healthcare settings. Considerations when making a slection include complies with OSHA 1910.134 (RPP Standard), requires hazard evaluation, requires proper use training, requires fit testing, used with sterile field, used for high-risk aerosol-generating procedures, used with facial hair, reuse, and used for airborne precautions.
• Subjects:
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Electricity
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Occupational Health
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  • Preceptorship
  • Safety
  • Solvents
• Keywords:
  • Health care
  • Respirators
  • Respirator selection
  • Respiratory equipment
  • Respiratory protective equipment
  • Personal protective equipment
  • PPE
  • Face masks
  • Surgical masks
  • N95 filtering facepiece respirators
  More +
• Series:
  NIOSH Infographics
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• 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 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057536
• 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, 2018 Apr; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181829/cdc_181829_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 50.82 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b04108da673749de5712776b60be300ac179f1f6244be1013815483cad27ce71012fc1b9839603febd7ac210a1761fc50e35fa2e1ab3b3b4bcdf4bd78d85ecfa