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Respiratory Protection and the Role of NIOSH

Respiratory Protection and the Role of NIOSH. Judi Coyne, MBA, MA Health Communication Specialist National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Pennsylvania Governors Occupational Safety and Health Conference October 3 – 4, 2011.

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Respiratory Protection and the Role of NIOSH

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  1. Respiratory Protection and the Role of NIOSH Judi Coyne, MBA, MA Health Communication Specialist National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Pennsylvania Governors Occupational Safety and Health Conference October 3 – 4, 2011

  2. Objectives At the end of this presentation, attendees should know - What NIOSH is and the role in respirator certification - What NIOSH approval / certification means - How respirators become approved /certified - What happens when certification standards are not met or maintained - Why it’s important to use NIOSH-certified respirators

  3. What is NIOSH? National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Mission is to prevent workplace illness, injury, and death

  4. Organizational Structure HHS Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH Div/Labs NIOSH Divisions / Labs

  5. Why is NIOSH involved with Respirators? Federal mandate for NIOSH to test and certify all respirators used in the workplace

  6. What does NIOSH approval or certification mean?

  7. What does it mean? The respirator has been stringently tested prior to earning the NIOSH certification. Post-certification, the product continues to perform at the high level of standards to which it was originally tested.

  8. What kinds of tests? Testing requirement are specified in 42 CFR Part 84 Examples: breathing resistance – inhalation and exhalation, gas flow, leakage, service time, climactic, filter efficiency

  9. Where the testing happens ..

  10. Silica Dust Chamber

  11. Vibration table

  12. Environmental Chamber

  13. What is NIOSH Approval? - formal document issued by NIOSH for a specific respirator - issued when a respirator meets the minimum requirements of chapter Title 42, of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 84 (42 CFR 84) - approval holder may label and advertise the approved respirator as NIOSH-approved

  14. Applying for Approval APPLICANT SUBMITS • Standard Application Form • Drawings including assembly matrix • Payment • Respirators for testing • No prototypes • Pre test data

  15. Performance NIOSH tests and approves only complete respirators not parts or sub-assemblies of respirators

  16. NIOSH Approval Processing

  17. NIOSH Certificate of Approval Allows the listed applicant to produce the listed approved respirator Requires production under the quality control provisions specified in the approval Requires the respirator label as specified in the approval

  18. Required Product Markings

  19. NIOSH Certificate of Approval DOES NOT ALLOW • Changes without notifying NIOSH for a modification of approval Including • changes to the label • changes to user instructions • changes to QA plans • changes to materials or design • Changing / moving manufacturing site

  20. NIOSH Site Audits • NIOSH audits the manufacturing site • At least every two years • Full compliance with parts and drawings • Full compliance with all quality plans

  21. Product Audits Product is purchased through commercial distribution Tested to performance specifications of approval Failures will result in a Certified Product Investigation Process

  22. Certified Product Investigation Process Failures of approved product to perform • During customer use • During product audit • Based on manufacturer self report

  23. Certification Standards Not Met … Now what? User notice is issued By NIOSH or by manufacturer Approval is revoked - Cannot be advertised at NIOSH-approved

  24. User Notices on Web Site

  25. Why is it important to use NIOSH-certified Respirator? It’s been tested and meets standards It is going to work as supposed to

  26. Misleading Advertising False claims of NIOSH certification Sale of products that have had approval revoked

  27. Check it Out List of NIOSH-approved products on website Filtering facepiece respirators in table format http://knowits.niosh.gov Can call to verify 412 386 4000

  28. Where to get additional info www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl

  29. Thank You Disclaimer: The findings and conclusion in this presentation have not been formally disseminated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy.

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