Where are we in respirator quantitative fit testing - a critique of QFT systems and their uses.

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• Personal Author:
  Hyatt EC
• Description:
  Respirator quantitative fit testing systems and their uses are discussed. Various types of laboratory and field testing systems developed since 1960 are reviewed. The status of efforts by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, OSHA and others to develop a standard for quantitative fit testing systems is reviewed. Methods used to determine the protection factors for respirators and quantitative fit testing data are discussed. A proposed regulation requiring quantitative fit testing on wearers before a standard testing method is adopted is discussed. Respirator defects and use problems which may be revealed by quantitative fit testing are identified. The author concludes that sufficient data exist to justify the use of quantitative fit testing systems with anthropometric panels and that the required use of quantitative fit testing systems in some OSHA health standards is not justified without adoption of a standard system. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical-methods; Materials-testing; Standards; Ergonomics; Anthropometry; Respiratory-protective-equipment; Safety-equipment
• 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:
  411-434
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00123917
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1980 Sep; :411-434
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• 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/241520/cdc_241520_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]