Development of test methods for single use organic vapor respirators.

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• Personal Author:
  Smoot D
• Description:
  The development of a certification testing program for single use valveless, organic vapor respirators is reviewed. The variability of respirator performance, parameter, constant flow, and analytical method tests are described, along with the respirators that were tested. Breathing machine test and steady state flow apparatus specifications, and test procedures are described. Results of variability and steady flow tests, effects of test parameters, and equilibrium data are summarized, along with recommended test parameters for the further study of a certification method. The authors conclude that except for maintaining a moist exhalation atmosphere of 95 percent relative humidity, the physiology of a breathing human was not totally considered. Although no mathematical relationships were found to accurately predict the initial breakthrough times of valveless organic vapor respirators, the authors recommend that a usable certification method can be based on the equilibrium phenomenon of this respirator. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Laboratories Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Analytical-methods; Laboratory-techniques; Personal-protective-equipment; Chemical-cartridge-respirators; Respiratory-protection
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-60
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00121174
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83115758
• Citation:
  The Bendix Corporation, Cocoa Beach, Florida, 1978 Jul; :1-60
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Bendix Corporation, Cocoa Beach, Florida, 60 pages
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241389/cdc_241389_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]