Informing Workers of Counterfeit and Misrepresented Respirators

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Millions of U.S. workers rely on respirators to stay safe on the job. Counterfeit and misrepresented respirators may not provide the advertised level of protection, putting workers at risk. This fact sheet provides employers and workers information on counterfeit and misrepresented respirators as well as tips on how to tell if a respirator is approved by NIOSH. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Respirator Certification Respirators Respirator Selection Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protective Equipment
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2025105
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• 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
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070913
• 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. 2025-105, 2025 Apr; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• 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:a39e982e0a7221ae703085c95cd9e8dde7b795c3148dfad09f10572e8ab7d6e11e28f7b397753469e1e9a8bf48a938cff2d7664e36e5b6d91466493cd619db3d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210279/cdc_210279_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 713.89 KB ]