Understanding Filtering Facepiece Respirators

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• Personal Author:
  Andrews, Angela S. ; Casey, Megan L. ; Kiederer, Meghan
• Description:
  Respirators substantially lower the risk of breathing dangerous substances, such as viruses, bacteria, and air pollutants. The most commonly used respirators in health care settings are disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators (FFRs), which filter out at least 95% of very small (0.3-micron) particles. In the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates that employer-provided respirators must be approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in order to ensure that these devices sufficiently protect the wearer. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Environmental Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Air Pollutants Bacteria Exposure Levels Face Masks Filters N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators Occupational Safety And Health Administration OSHA Particulates Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Protective Equipment Protective Measures Respirators Risk Factors Viral Infections

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• ISSN:
  0002-936X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• 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:
  21-23
• Volume:
  122
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064561
• Citation:
  Am J Nurs 2022 Feb; 122(2):21-23
• Contact Point Address:
  Megan L. Casey, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh, PA
• Email:
  ydg7@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The American Journal of Nursing
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:38b9c94cdfb18ca0ab9a49e621fcae84baaf6e0dce1fd12eac4bd87ec3981db8145889cf25ba388b3476be4066530b69971fac6268889a3145a40bc6853bb372
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223001/cdc_223001_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 479.13 KB ]