Air Fed Suits
November 2008
NIOSH Docket Number 148
The goal of this development plan is to develop a NIOSH respirator certification standard for air-fed suits where the suit acts as the respirator. The air-fed suit respirator may include an inclusive, one piece, positive pressure inflated chemical protection suit, or multiple component personal protection technologies utilizing a supplied air respirator (SAR), or an air purifying respirator, (APR).
Related Docket
Materials Under Evaluation
Notice of public meeting; 73 FR 65860; 11/5/08pdf icon [PDF – 1.97 MB]
Development Plan for Air-Fed Suit Respirator Standard; 11/20/08pdf icon [PDF – 2.19 MB]
Meeting Information
NIOSH/NPPTL public list of attendees; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 12/2/08pdf icon [PDF – 1.43 MB]
Transcript; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 12/2/08pdf icon [PDF – 78.94 MB]
Presentation titled, “Concept for NIOSH Certification of Air-Fed Ensembles” by Miller (NPPTL) – 12/2/08pdf icon [PDF – 3.35 MB]
Presentation titled, “Issues and Criteria for Air-Fed Protective Ensembles” by Shepherd and Haskell (NPPTL) – 12/2/08pdf icon [PDF – 5.73 MB]
Presentation titled, “Air-Fed Ensemble Overview” by Szalajda (NPPTL) – 12/2/08pdf icon [PDF – 842.50 KB]
Submissions from the public in order of receipt
Submission to the docket from Wells (NOVA Chemicals) – 1/6/09pdf icon [PDF – 449.61 KB]
Submission to the docket from Dudzinski (NASA) – 1/15/09pdf icon [PDF – 1.96 MB]
Submission to the docket from Zimmermann (SPERIAN Protective Apparel, LTD.) – 1/15/09pdf icon [PDF – 1.96 MB]
Submission to the docket from Burns (Safety Tech International, Inc.) – 1/15/09pdf icon [PDF – 1.23 MB]
Submission to the docket from Weber (3M Occupational Health & Environmental Safety Division) – 1/15/09pdf icon [PDF – 2.06 MB]
Submission to the docket from Sell (Drager Safety, Inc.) – 1/16/09pdf icon [PDF – 1.71 MB]
Submission to the docket from Green (Syntech, Intl.) – 1/28/09pdf icon [PDF – 421.53 KB]