Recommendations for the Selection and Use of Respirators and Protective Clothing for Protection Against Biological Agents

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The approach to any potentially hazardous environment, including one with biological hazards, must be made with a plan that includes an assessment of hazard and exposure potential, respiratory protection needs, dermal protection needs, entry conditions, exit routes, and decontamination strategies. Plans involving a biological hazard should be based on relevant infectious disease or biological safety recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (e.g., https://emergency.cdc.gov/bioterrorism/) and other expert bodies including emergency first responders, law enforcement, and public health officials. The need for pre/post exposure treatment of first responders with antibiotics, vaccination, or other medications should be determined in consultation with licensed medical personnel. This document is based on current understanding of the potential agents and existing recommendations for biological aerosols and is oriented toward acts of terrorism. The recommendations provided here do not address and are not applicable to controlled use of biological agents in biosafety laboratories. For information on precautions in the laboratory settings, please consult https://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biological Products Biological Warfare Agents Emergency Responders Firefighters Hazardous Substances Law Enforcement Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Respiratory Protective Devices Safety

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• Keywords:
  Biohazards Biological-agents Biological-warfare-agents Emergency-responders Fire-fighters Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Police-officers Protective-clothing Protective-equipment Respirators Respiratory-protection Respiratory-protective-equipment

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications   ; NIOSH Numbered Publications  
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2009132
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance ; Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EPRO - Emergency Preparedness and Response Office ; EPRO - Emergency Preparedness and Response Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035191
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: 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. 2009-132, 2009 Apr; :1-3
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:adbb37b4f1e13a01aa92b5cb29ee42739980850e5ecf075d4cd1d17c46c4a3c555b5fbe1f65d5e49f1d36ea830c78c5f9db83ab8cda2f6588d22b453f3646ef4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209920/cdc_209920_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 204.80 KB ]