Address before the NIOSH Respirator Research Workshop.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bingham E
• Description:
  The role of respirators in protecting workers from exposure to toxic substances and carcinogens is discussed. Work situations in which the use of respirators is permitted are identified. OSHA regulations with respect to respiratory protection in selected industries are described. The costs of a comprehensive respiratory protection program are discussed. Information on respirators and respirator use which should be available to wearers is identified. Principles which are necessary to assure workers of reliable and dependable respiratory equipment, including more frequent respiratory equipment, including more frequent respirator inspection and testing, limited duration of respirator approvals, and uniform user instructions provided by manufacturers, are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Respiratory-protection; Personal-protective-equipment; Respiratory-protective-equipment; Safety-equipment; Safety-engineering; Health-protection
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  87-92
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00123900
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1980 Sep; :87-92
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Papers from the NIOSH International Respirator Research Workshop, September 9-11, 1980, Division of Safety Research, NIOSH, Morgantown, WV
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241503/cdc_241503_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]