Personal Protective Equipment Recommendations for Response to Chemical Suicide Incidents [revised]

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• Personal Author:
  Attwood WR ; Greenawald L ; Kiederer M ; Lyons B ; Moore S ; Niemeier, R. Todd ; Tantlinger C
• Description:
  This safety and health advisory provides personal protective equipment recommendations for first responders to minimize the likelihood of responder exposures, injuries, and fatalities during chemical suicide incidents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Suicide
• Keywords:
  Personal protective equipment; PPE; First responders; Emergency responders; Injury prevention; Chemicals; Suicide
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2023139revised092023
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Practice Guideline
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory ; DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068532
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2023-139 (Revised 09/2023), 2023 Sep; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3ffb02d827d86e0965d63c962c9f4aa6c119b7601f2a803db8b4812bf10e362b1e3bb38977990781a53fd8b74c2022399e8a367301e628c67d865bde16959710
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/246462/cdc_246462_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 419.62 KB ]