Temporal Pattern of Adaptation to Respirator Use

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• Personal Author:
  Harber P
• Description:
  Medical determination of who may safely and effectively utilize a respirator for protection against inhaled toxins is often a difficult task. Observation of subjects working at submaximal exercise levels is helpful in two circumstances: First, in laboratory research studies designed to elucidate the physiologic adaptation to respirator use; and second, during preplacement examinations for jobs entailing respirator use. Although, several examination schemes and specific tests have been suggested for respirator medical certification, only actual respirator use permits integration of all of the factors affecting respirator tolerance. The current study was performed to determine the length of observation necessary to assess the pattern of a person's physiologic adaptation to respirator use during submaximal exertion. In addition, we examined the time course of physiologic adaptation to determine if there is any indirect evidence of respiratory muscle fatigue, as postulated by some investigators. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Fatigue
  • Laboratories
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Respiratory Protective Devices
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Respirators
  • Respiratory-protective-equipment
  • Personal-protective-equipment
  • Physical-capacity
  • Physiological-effects
  • Physiological-fatigue
  • Physiological-response
  • Physiological-testing
  • Preemployment-examinations
  • Laboratory-testing
  More +
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report ; Other
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023888
• 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, R01-OH-002005, 1992 Jan; :1-15
• Contact Point Address:
  University of California, Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Branch, Los Angeles, CA 90024-7027
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9)
  • Nitrogen (CAS RN 7727-37-9)
  • Oxygen (CAS RN 7782-44-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• NORA Priority Area:
  Respirators Research
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Branch, Los Angeles, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19870916
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  19910831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218180/cdc_218180_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.52 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f42f2f585ac30d2a331d1057d83fb7c8c38731e9149ada3ca7544695075d692ecd6d04f6f3333769f08028d529ce59e2ad6a5864c360ac9e9a787f1ebc70748c