Developing a Methodology to Collect Empirical Data That Informs Policy and Practices for Stockpiling Personal Protective Equipment

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• Personal Author:
  Greenawald LA ; Moore SM ; Wizner K ; Yorio, Patrick L.
• Description:
  Background: Personal protective equipment (PPE) are stockpiled across the nation to offset supply depletion during public health emergencies. Stockpiled PPE inventories vary across the United States by type, model, quantity, and the conditions in which they are stored. Over the past decade, federal, state, and local stockpile managers have had concerns for the viability of aging PPE. Methods: To understand factors that may affect stockpiled PPE, we explored the breadth of stockpile storage conditions and respirator and surgical gown inventories through collaboration with the national PPE community, qualitative observations collected at 10 different US stockpiles, and by compiling stockpile PPE inventories and climate data from a convenience sample of US stockpiles. Results: The aggregated inventory from 20 stockpiles is reported, accounting for approximately 53 million respirators. Most respirators (69% or 35.8 million) have been stored between 5 and 10 years. Upon visiting 10 stockpile facilities, we report on the storage conditions observed and summarize the storage environment data collected. Conclusions: This is the first study to identify common PPE types, inventories, and storage conditions across federal, state, and local government stockpile facilities as well as health care organization-managed caches. These findings will be leveraged to guide the development of sampling protocols for air-purifying respirators and surgical gowns in US stockpiles to understand the performance viability after long-term storage. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Disaster Planning Emergencies Hospitals Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Public Health Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Temperature

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• Keywords:
  Age Factors Air Purifying Respirators APR Author Keywords: Personal Protective Equipment Climatic Factors Emergency Equipment Emergency Preparedness Equipment Maintenance Equipment Reliability Hospital Equipment Materials Storage Performance Capability Personal Protective Equipment PPE Preparedness Protective Clothing Public Health Respirators Stockpiling Storage Conditions Storage Facilities Surgical Gowns Temperature Control

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• ISSN:
  0196-6553
• 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:
  166-173
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060453
• Citation:
  Am J Infect Control 2021 Feb; 49(2):166-173
• Contact Point Address:
  Lee A. Greenawald, Ph.D., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Email:
  LGreenawald@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Infection Control
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:39ac0a5d8f92cbf9863998fa9ae40fdd2dcd6602b578d0d847967eb042b1fb986a005ce8e23fc452dde35d174f5746d2835268dc9cc04a7ea996f3ddbca53bcc
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224331/cdc_224331_DS1.pdf
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