Respirator Testing in Non-Clinical Settings: I. Relative Consistency of Field Versus Laboratory Measurements

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• Personal Author:
  Beck J ; Brown C ; Harber P ; Hsu P
• Description:
  This study compared the intra-person consistency in measurements of respirator effect when determined in a laboratory and when determined in a field course setting. Results demonstrated that for physiologic parameters (including respiratory timing and ventilatory volumes) as well as subjective responses, field course measurements were at least as consistent as laboratory measurements. Because field measurements are inherently more likely to be work-related than routine clinical testing, their use may become increasingly important due to changes in the standard of practice and legal requirements, such as the Americans with Disability Act. A simple standardized field course may be developed without extensive equipment, and workers may be tested using their routine respirators on this course as a screening procedure to select the small number of workers who require extensive medical evaluation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Laboratories Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Field-study Laboratory-testing Materials-testing Measurement-equipment Medical-screening Personal-protective-equipment Physiological-factors Respirators Respiratory-protective-equipment Standards
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• 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:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023893
• 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; :1-11
• Contact Point Address:
  University of California, Department of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Branch, Los Angeles, CA 90024-7027
• 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
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3f137e5b3f2bafe792b8769ea1f60b36959eceaeddaca19ed3f96d4a4556dc9e3369803077489babc06d915ece0f4f6f68335fa3d76bebdce58d9ab665a618c2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218183/cdc_218183_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 943.82 KB ]