Respiratory Protection in U.S. Industry – an Evaluation of Program Quality Indicators and Occupational Health Outcomes

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• Personal Author:
  Bang KM ; Caddell M ; Doney B ; Petsonk, Edward L.
• Description:
  Previous research on respirator use has mainly focused on the individual worker and not at the establishment level. We examined the quality of an establishment's respiratory protection program by linking the "Survey of Respirator Use and Practices" from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BlS) with the "Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses" from the BlS. Our findings indicated that a majority of small establishments (1-10 employees) had "Poor" respirator programs. The two leading program deficiencies across essentially all industries were the lack of a written program or an evaluation of program effectiveness. The study was unable to discern an impact of an establishment's respiratory protection program quality on the reported incidence of occupational illnesses, but the findings can help guide practical approaches for further investigations in this field. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Quality Control Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Small Business Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Administration Author Keywords: Respiratory Protective Devices Occupational-exposure Occupational-health Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Quality-standards Questionnaires Respirators Respiratory-protective-equipment Respiratory Protection Standard Small-businesses Standards Statistical-analysis Surveillance Work-practices

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• ISSN:
  0892-6298
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  63-73
• Volume:
  24
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033429
• Citation:
  J Int Soc Respir Prot 2007 Fall/Winter; 24(III-IV):63-73
• Contact Point Address:
  Matthew Caddell, State University of New York, Stony Brook, Department of Preventive Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Level 3, Room 086, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8036
• Email:
  mcaddell@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the International Society for Respiratory Protection
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d5db8cb33c46d0d60753fa307562c6ad7477ef6e60de749a3ae7fd1405e4ed172d40932cd4ea2a09b79465887166839410552bf9902eea3dce29d5a45591d401
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189013/cdc_189013_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 4.81 MB ]