History of U.S. Respirator Approval

Spelce, David; Rehak, Timothy R; Metzler, Richard W.; Johnson, James S.

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History of U.S. Respirator Approval

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2018
By Spelce, David ; Rehak, Timothy R ; Metzler, Richard W. ; ...

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English

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Alternative Title:

J Int Soc Respir Prot
Personal Author:

Spelce, David ; Rehak, Timothy R ; Metzler, Richard W. ; Johnson, James S.
Description:

This article is the second in a series of four articles on respirator history. The discussions presented in this article follow the history of respirator requirements, use, improvements, and certification in America. Included is a discussion of respirator evolution prior to American certification standards and discussion of the need, primarily from the mining industry, for government respirator certification. The reasons for government intervention and the origination of the American respirator certification program are discussed.
Subjects:

Article Respirator Certification History Respiratory Protection
Source:

J Int Soc Respir Prot. 35(1):35-46
Pubmed ID:

32476728
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7261008
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
Place as Subject:

United States
Volume:

35
Issue:

1
Collection(s):

CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:6bf64a17e0cf051d7a7f6c59898780b047d0db95dd7f8b308dd6702db438a42a
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/88931/cdc_88931_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 2.87 MB ]

File Language:

English

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