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Alternative Title:
J Occup Environ Hyg
Personal Author:
Roberge, Raymond J. ; Kim, Jung-Hyun ; Palmiero, Andrew ; Powell, Jeffrey B.
Roberge, Raymond J. ; Kim, Jung-Hyun ; Palmiero, Andrew ; Powell, Jeffrey B. Less -
Description:
Workers required to wear respirators must undergo additional respirator fit testing if a significant change in body weight occurs. Approximately 10% of working women of reproductive age will be pregnant and experience a significant change in weight, yet the effect of pregnancy-associated weight gain on respirator fit is unknown. Cephalo-facial anthropometric measurements and quantitative fit testing of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (N95 FFR) of 15 pregnant women and 15 matched, non-pregnant women were undertaken for comparisons between the groups. There were no significant differences between pregnant and non-pregnant women with respect to cephalo-facial anthropometric measurements or N95 FFR quantitative fit tests. Healthy pregnant workers, who adhere to the recommended weight gain limits of pregnancy, are unlikely to experience an increase in cephalo-facial dimensions that would mandate additional N95 FFR fit testing above that which is normally required on an annual basis.
Subject:
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Adult
Anthropometry
Body Weight
Equipment Design
Face
Female
Filtration
Humans
Masks
Materials Testing
N95 Respirators
Occupational Exposure
Pregnancy
Respiratory Protective Devices

Source:
J Occup Environ Hyg. 12(11):761-766
Pubmed ID:
26011754
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4725300
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:e47aa911af791371b00f342ef852503693796815fba02b0973d00a88fcc155e4
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