Respirators: your TB defense.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bryant, Charles J. ; Cauley J ; Diether JW ; Wheeler RL
• Description:
  Emmy award winner Loretta Swit hosts a training video to educate health care employees about proper respiratory protection against TB exposure. Three percent of all tuberculosis cases occur in health care employees. Respiratory protection is a key measure for preventing the risk of occupational exposure, and training is important for the proper selection and use of respirators. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Lung Diseases Microbiology Occupational Health Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Control Technology Health Care Health Care Facilities Health Care Personnel Infection Control Infectious Diseases Microorganisms Pulmonary System Disorders Respirators Respiratory Infections Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protective Equipment Respiratory System Disorders

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• Document Type:
  Moving Image
• Genre:
  Videorecording
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021233
• Citation:
  NIOSH 2000; :Video No. 214
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Infectious Diseases
• 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:f5d32ae64babc72c0de7dfcdf3810b400e6355cc075b127fe92cf62fb10fa57f794adeea9f317d4f16af66c498ac2103e949bb94d6c2b37f836a4bc7d7216f71
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248431/cdc_248431_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 125.47 KB ]