Respirator Selection Guide for the Healthcare Industry: Assisting Healthcare Facilities in Selecting Appropriate Respirators During Conventional Operations

Details

• Personal Author:
  Casey M ; Haas, Emily J. ; Kiederer M ; McClain C ; Page F ; Sietsema M
• Description:
  Healthcare personnel are exposed to a variety of respiratory hazards on the job. Depending on the hazard, different types of respiratory protection may be appropriate. This fact sheet provides industry-specific respirator selection and use information for employers and respiratory protection program managers in healthcare to help minimize the number of healthcare personnel exposed to harmful contaminants. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Health Personnel
  • Occupational Health
  • Respiratory Protective Devices
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Health care personnel
  • Respirator selection
  • Respiratory protective equipment
  • Respiratory protection
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2025102
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; Philadelphia Region OSHA
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070280
• 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. 2025-102, 2024 Nov; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210274/cdc_210274_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 549.55 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a882ba480d7441c536dcc0d15c14d6dcd330d6e6217540a8cd8c8d31b318d8839648be622817f3e49cacb8d19640e2873be8686cfad65c7b57482f0b59b13834