Respiratory Studies for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, January 1 – December 31, 1977

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bustos JM ; Geoffrion LA ; Lowry PL ; Richards CP ; Wheat LD ; Yasuda SK
• Description:
  Respiratory testing equipment was developed and evaluation techniques for respiratory protective equipment were modified as a result of a series of studies performed for NIOSH in 1977. Major efforts of the research program included completion of a study comparing respiratory quantitative fit test results as obtained with a liquid aerosol, a solid aerosol, and a gas test agent; completion of a study to determine the feasibility of constructing equivalent high efficiency particulate filters to replace sorbent canisters for quantitative fit tests using aerosol test agents; development of quantitative fit test procedures for powered air purifying respirators; development of particulate filter service life test methods using sodium chloride (7647145) aerosol; and completion of an interlaboratory comparison of sodium chloride aerosol penetration through mechanical dust, fume, and mist respirator filters. The results and implications of these studies are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-purifying-respirators Evaluation Filter-respirators NIOSH-Author Personal-protective-equipment Respiratory-equipment Respiratory-protection Respiratory-protective-equipment Safety-equipment
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-46
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00094229
• NTIS Accession Number:
  LA-7317-PR
• Citation:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-161, 1977 Dec; :1-46
• CAS Registry Number:
  Sodium chloride (CAS RN 7647-14-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• 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-512:89feffbeebb1c93df869741978cc70943212c3f82e6514bded5f5ef879412cbe5577ca6d3433d1274680919464eabb9401b97193f03075906583ae6054c6c796
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209382/cdc_209382_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.79 MB ]