Implementing Respiratory Protection Programs in Hospitals: A Guide for Respirator Program Administrators

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Healthcare personnel are at increased risk for exposure to ATD pathogens and, when other controls have been considered and implemented as appropriate, may be required to use respiratory protection. In order for respirators to provide effective protection they must be properly selected, used, and maintained as part of a written program, which describes how employers will provide employees adequate medical evaluations, training, and fit testing. The program must be evaluated regularly through observation and obtaining input from all respirator users and persons involved in implementing the program. Public health guidance and regulations must be regularly reviewed for changes and utilized to identify tasks and pathogens requiring the use of respiratory protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Disease Prevention Fit Testing Health Care Personnel Health Care Workers Infectious Diseases Pathogens PPE Respirators Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protective Equipment
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-41
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059399
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2015 Aug; :1-41
• Contact Point Address:
  Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, P-3, Richmond, CA 94804
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Implementing respiratory protection programs in hospitals: a guide for respirator program administrators
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:069ee3af5e3ae316f6aa197a026d4739747d21a78a398d7b07dc14fbc90e7c02a58946ebb4227d5540641d8426f11a583afff57addcbd1a38bf3e8e877003ae9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223652/cdc_223652_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.75 MB ]