Measuring respirator use in the workplace /

"As part of a multifaceted look at the inherited and evolving portfolio of the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), the laboratory asked the National Academies to undertake a special look at the informational underpinnings of the NPPTL program to promote effective use of respi...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Review of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/ Bureau of Labor Statistics Respirator Use Survey, National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies
Other Authors: Kalsbeek, William D., 1946-, Plewes, Thomas J., McGowan, Ericka
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2007], ©2007.
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Online Access: Notre Dame Online Access
Summary:"As part of a multifaceted look at the inherited and evolving portfolio of the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), the laboratory asked the National Academies to undertake a special look at the informational underpinnings of the NPPTL program to promote effective use of respirator equipment in the workplace. The primary focus of the committee inquiry was to be on a landmark survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)--the 2001 Survey of Respirator Use and Practices (SRUP)." - p. 1
Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • 1. A significant undertaking
  • 2. A Program in transformation
  • 3. The Survey of respirator use and practices: a learning experience
  • 4. Lessons learned
  • 5. Planning for the future
  • Appendix A. Statement of task
  • Appendix B. Biographical sketches of committee members and staff
  • Appendix C. Meeting agenda
  • Appendix D. Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Appendix E. Interagency agreement between CDC/NIOSH and BLS