Reusable Respirators: The Impact on Safety Climate Across Health Settings

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• Personal Author:
  Casey M ; Edirisooriya M ; Furek A ; Haas, Emily J.
• Description:
  Key Takeaways: Receiving reusable respirators and corresponding ongoing communication and training may improve worker well-being, serving as a tangible indicator of organizational support. From an emergency preparedness standpoint, organizations may consider stockpiling reusable elastomeric half-mask respirators and updating their respiratory protection program (RPP) to include education about these respirators. From a health promotion standpoint, it may behoove organizations to develop comprehensive programs that emphasize management practices to increase worker perceptions of safety climate and, consequently, worker mental health and well-being. Supervisor or frontline leadership communication and engagement in the implementation of RPPs is critical to foster trust and adoption of new respirators. Ongoing role modeling and support by management to comply with the RPP or other safety and health plans are necessary to garner employee-wide participation in respiratory protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Health Promotion Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Health Care Workers Health Promotion Mental Health Personal Protective Equipment PPE Respiratory Protection Safety Climate Well-being
• ISSN:
  0099-0027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  20-26
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069949
• Citation:
  Prof Saf 2024 May; 69(5):20-26
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Professional Safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208267/cdc_208267_DS1.pdf
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