EFFECT OF PREGNANCY UPON FACIAL ANTHROPOMETRICS AND RESPIRATOR FIT TESTING

Roberge, Raymond J.; Kim, Jung-Hyun; Palmiero, Andrew; Powell, Jeffrey B.

doi:10.1080/15459624.2015.1049269

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EFFECT OF PREGNANCY UPON FACIAL ANTHROPOMETRICS AND RESPIRATOR FIT TESTING

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2015
By Roberge, Raymond J. ; Kim, Jung-Hyun ; Palmiero, Andrew ; ...

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Journal Article:

J Occup Environ Hyg
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Roberge, Raymond J. ; Kim, Jung-Hyun ; Palmiero, Andrew ; Powell, Jeffrey B.
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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.
Keywords:

Adult Anthropometry Body Weight Cephalo-facial Anthropometrics Equipment Design Face Female Filtration Humans Masks Materials Testing N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators Occupational Exposure Pregnancy Respirator Fit Testing Respiratory Protective Devices
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J Occup Environ Hyg. 12(11):761-766
Pubmed ID:

26011754
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4725300
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Journal Article
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CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
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12
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11
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CDC Public Access
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