Verifying Shelf Life for NIOSH Approved® Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs)

Details

• Personal Author:
  Greenawald LA ; Moore SM ; Powers JR ; Schall J
• Description:
  NIOSH performs point-of-use (i.e., field location) conformity assessment studies. In a recent study, NIOSH noted numerous challenges that the PPE community experiences when trying to locate filtering facepiece respirator (FFR) shelf life information. NIOSH does not currently require approval holders to designate a shelf life for FFRs, deferring to approval holders to establish shelf life recommendations for their specific product. This PPE CASE Notes details respirator shelf life issues identified by NIOSH, what to do when shelf life information isn't readily available, and actions that can be taken to support NIOSH's shelf life recommendations for FFRs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Personal Protective Equipment PPE Respirators Respirator Shelf Life Respirator Testing
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2023128
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Case Studies
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• 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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067116
• 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. 2023-128, 2023 Mar; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Public Safety
• 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-512:40705d392e579d24727329f8f1e36e9550d6083ccbb870e85bb85c1912b3d6c6a8031d7cd31b562ec0d409a5fe4e33db0ea1c7cd542bb04561bd01302d59b5d4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210236/cdc_210236_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 253.36 KB ]