Understanding the Difference: Surgical Mask; N95 Respirator; Elastomeric Half Facepiece Respirator

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• Alternative Title:
  Understanding the Difference (surgical mask, N95 FFR, elastomeric) [English]
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Understanding the difference between surgical masks, N95 respirators, and elastomerics half facepiece respirators.
  
  As of July 2, 2018, NIOSH evaluates N95 FFRs intended for use in healthcare for biocompatibility, flammability, and fluid resistance to ensure conformity to relevant standards during the approval process. These tasks were previously performed by the FDA.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Dust Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Metals Metal Workers N95 Respirators Occupational Exposure / Prevention & Control Occupational Health Preceptorship Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Elastomeric Half-mask Respirators N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators Personal Protective Equipment PPE Respiratory Protective Equipment Surgical Masks
• Series:
  NIOSH Infographics
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057036
• 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, 2019 Aug; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c13bc14ed20e84284f2014234576dc0b5372f8648e193a52c8ab1c9fe344c7335ddbbfc2f561f2b971a384d40b5c6eae02d43364f71dbbc05225472136a735a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/81101/cdc_81101_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 220.63 KB ]