Component analysis of respirator user training

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• Personal Author:
  Alongi G ; Barrett S ; Boumis RJ ; Harber P ; Su J
• Description:
  Respirators must be properly used to be effective. In an experimental protocol, 145 subjects were trained and then observed donning and doffing respirators. Filtering facepiece and dual cartridge half facemask types were studied. Subjects were then tested for knowledge and for proper performance using video recording analysis. Knowledge tests showed adequate learning, but performance was often poor. Inspection, strap tension (half mask), seal checking, and avoiding mask contact during doffing were particularly problematic. Mask positioning was generally well done. Correlation between knowledge and performance for specific items was generally poor, although there was a weak correlation between overall knowledge and overall performance (rho = 0.32) for the half mask users. Actual unprompted performance as well as knowledge and fit-testing should be assessed for user certification. Respirator design approval should consider users' ability to learn proper technique. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Air-purifying-respirators Author Keywords: Respiratory Protection Programs Donning/Doffing Equipment-design Face-masks Humans Performance-capability Personal-protective-equipment Personal Protective Equipment Training Respirators Respiratory-protective-equipment Safety-education Safety-equipment Task-performance Training

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• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043417
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2013 Oct; 10(10):556-563
• Contact Point Address:
  Philip Harber, Medical Research Building- University of Arizona, 1656 E. Mabel Street Room 112, Tucson, AZ 85721
• Email:
  pharber@e-mail.arizona.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of Arizona, Tucson
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050715
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• End Date:
  20140731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:72a499c0019bf700d82fc529fc63a0e0ed9705d43cd6a379a86abfcd511d3b57a9e6d4f6a61b84b09f0455c97bf0cda40deebf2615f684c2cc1473d804de629d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195313/cdc_195313_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 108.90 KB ]