Interim Recommendations for Firefighters and Other First Responders for the Selection and Use of Protective Clothing and Respirators Against Biological Agents (Superseded)

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Interim Recommendations for Firefighters and Other First Responders for the Selection and Use of Protective Clothing and Respirators Against Biological Agents (Superseded)

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2001/10/24
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Series: NIOSH Numbered Publications

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Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. The approach to any potentially hazardous atmosphere, including biological hazards, must be made with a plan that includes an assessment of hazard and exposure potential, respiratory protection needs, entry conditions, exit routes, and decontamination strategies. Any plan involving a biological hazard should be based on relevant infectious disease or biological safety recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other expert bodies including emergency first responders, law enforcement, and public health officials. The need for decontamination and for treatment of all first responders with antibiotics or other medications should be decided in consultation with local public health authorities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Aerosols Air Pollutants, Occupational Biological Products Communicable Diseases Emergencies Emergency Responders Firefighters Fires Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Safety Viral Diseases
Keywords:

Aerosol-particles Air-purifying-respirators Airborne-particles Bacteria Biohazards Biological-material Decontamination Emergency-equipment Emergency-treatment Fire-fighting Fire-fighting-equipment Hazardous-materials Health-protection Infection-control Infectious-diseases Paramedical-services Personal-protective-equipment Protective-clothing Protective-equipment Respirators Respiratory-equipment Respiratory-protective-equipment Safety-clothing Toxins Vaccines Viral-infections
Series:

NIOSH Numbered Publications
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2002109
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Guidance
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:

1-2
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20022081
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, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-109, 2001 Oct; :1-2
Federal Fiscal Year:

2002
Peer Reviewed:

False
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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