http://www.cdc.gov/niosh A list of NIOSH archived dockets http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/images/nioshlogo1.gif http://www.cdc.gov/niosh 1 Oct 2011 Docket 255: This report details the results of a NIOSH investigation on the ability of the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM) to accurately predict the explosibility of samples of coal and rock dust mixtures collected from underground coal mines in the U.S. /niosh/docket/archive/docket255.html 1 Oct 2011 Docket 248: This docket contains information submitted to the WTCHP STAC such as public comments made at meetings, as well as meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and other information about the public meetings. /niosh/docket/archive/docket248.html 30 Apr 2012 Docket 247: NIOSH held a two-day Buy Quiet Workshop. The Workshop is a National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA0 activity jointly organized by the NORA Construction Sector and Manufacturing Sector Programs, and the NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Cross-sector Program. The purpose of the Workshop is to determine feasibility and functionality of Buy Quiet programs and to explore proactive steps to ensure successful implementation. The Workshop goal is to stimulate the wider adoption of current and future engineering noise controls on machinery and equipment and to motivate the development and implementation of Buy Quiet programs for the Construction and Manufacturing industries. /niosh/docket/archive/docket247.html 1 Oct 2011 Docket 245: On August 12, 2011, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted a draft document, "Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione" for public comment. NIOSH has extended the public comment period on the draft document until November 18, 2011. /niosh/docket/archive/docket245.html 1 Oct 2011 Docket 244: A review was conducted of the processes of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). /niosh/docket/archive/docket244.html 24 June 2011 Docket 243: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with the University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental Health, will be holding a two-day Manual Materials Handling (MMH) Workshop. The Workshop is a National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) activity organized by the Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector and the Transportation, Warehouse and Utilities Sector. The MMH Workshop goal is to stimulate through roundtable discussions the wider adoption of current, effective MMH equipment for the purposes of reducing both worker fatigue from overexertion and strains/sprains, as well as improving overall efficiency. The purpose of MMH Workshop is to develop cost effective engineering solutions for manual materials handling jobs in Retail, Wholesale and Warehouse industries. /niosh/docket/archive/docket243.html 19 May 2011 Docket 242: This criteria document reviews available information about the adverse health effects associated with exposure to respirable coal mine dust. /niosh/docket/archive/docket242.html 25 August 2011 Docket 240: NIOSH is currently reviewing its cancer (carcinogen) and related recommended exposure limits (RELs) policies to ensure that they reflect current scientific and risk management practices. A Federal Register notice is published describing the review process and requesting comments and information from the public and interested stakeholders. The NIOSH Docket Office will collect the submissions provided by the public and stakeholders. A public meeting will be held in November 2011 where stakeholders and other interested parties can ask questions and provide comments to NIOSH. Additional information about the NIOSH re-evaluation of its cancer and REL policies, including the Federal Register notice and the revised draft policies, will be posted on this page when it is available. /niosh/docket/archive/docket240.html 10 August 2011 Docket 238: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is asking for public comment on a NIOSH Alert: Preventing Occupational Respiratory Disease from Dampness in Office Buildings, Schools, and other Nonindustrial Buildings. The purpose of this alert is to supply workers and employers with guidance for respiratory disease prevention and appropriate environmental response to damp building conditions. /niosh/docket/archive/docket238.html 31 May 2011 Docket 237: NIOSH, NPPTL announced the availability of the PPT (Personal Protective Technologies) Conformity Assessment Docket, NIOSH Docket 237, and solicits input from interested parties. The docket is established to provide interested parties the opportunity to provide input to the NIOSH, NPPTL strategy to address the recommendations issued in November 2010 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in its report Certifying Personal Protective Technologies: Improving Worker Safety. The report focuses on the need for a consistent risk-based approach to PPT conformity assessment. This docket will be available until July 1, 2011. All comments will be assessed as part of the effort to address the IOM recommendations. /niosh/docket/archive/docket237.html 1 July 2011 Docket 236: Interested persons or organizations are invited to participate in this rulemaking by submitting written views, opinions, recommendations, and data. Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure. Comments are invited on any topic related to this proposed rule. /niosh/docket/archive/docket236.html 1 July 2011 Docket 235: This interim final rule establishes the processes by which eligible responders and survivors may apply for enrollment in the WTC Health Program, obtain health monitoring and treatment for WTC-related health conditions, and appeal enrollment and treatment decisions. This interim final rule also establishes a process for the certification of health conditions, and reimbursement rates for providers who provide initial health evaluations, treatment, and health monitoring. /niosh/docket/archive/docket235.html 1 Apr 2011 Docket 227: NIOSH announced a request for public information in the Federal Register (76 FR 12740) on March 8. 2011. NIOSH requests information from the public on three questions regarding conditions relating to cancer for consideration under the World Trade Center Health Program. NIOSH has received comment about extending the request for information to include persons living and working in the affected area. In consideration of that comment, the Director of NIOSH is modifying one of the questions posed in the Federal Register and extending the public comment period to April 29, 2011. /niosh/docket/archive/docket227.html 11 Feb 2011 Docket 226: NIOSH announced a public meeting in the Federal Register (76 FR 7862) on February 11, 2011 to receive comments from the public on implementing the provisions of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (Pub. L 111-347). The Federal government is developing an implementation plan, and comments from the public will assist in this process by gaining perspectives from interested parties on ways to meet the Act’s requirements. /niosh/docket/archive/docket226.html 1 Jan 2011 Docket 225: With this notice of proposed rulemaking, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to modify its regulations on Specifications for Medical Examinations of Underground Coal Miners. Existing regulations establish specifications for providing, interpreting, classifying, and submitting film-based roentgenograms (now commonly called chest radiographs or X-rays) of underground coal miners for the surveillance of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung) under the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program, administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The current standards specify requirements that permit the use of film-based radiography systems only; proposed amendments would retain those standards (with minor modifications that reflect more commonly-used terms) and add a parallel set of standards to specify requirements that would permit the use of digital radiography systems. An additional proposed amendment would require coal mine operators to provide NIOSH with employee rosters to assist the Program in improving participation by miners. /niosh/docket/archive/docket225.html 18 Apr 2011 Docket 223: This draft document proposes a new framework for ensuring responder safety and health by monitoring and conducting surveillance of their health and safety during the entire cycle of emergency response, including the pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment phases of a response. The proposed system is referred to as the "Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS)" system, and includes a guidance section describing the principles involved in ensuring optimal responder safety and health, as well as tools which can be utilized to help facilitate the execution of these principles during an actual response. /niosh/docket/archive/docket223.html 29 Dec 2010 Docket 221: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is working to develop appropriate standards and test procedures for the various types of respiratory protective devices used to provide protection to workers in hazardous environments. NIOSH has initiated a program to update portions of Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 84 (42 CFR Part 84) to promote improved performance and reliability of the various types of respiratory protective devices. NIOSH has defined a three year program to develop performance requirements for specific types of respirators and is seeking stakeholder feedback on what to include in its longer term regulatory agenda for updating 42 CFR Part 84. /niosh/docket/archive/docket221.html 31 Mar 2011 Docket 220: This document expands the 1995 method development and evaluation experimental testing methods to direct-reading monitors for gases and vapors. It further refines the previous guidelines by applying the most recent research technology and giving additional experimental designs that more fully evaluate monitor performance. /niosh/docket/archive/docket220.html 13 Dec 2010 Docket 219: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111–87) addresses notification procedures for designated officers, medical facilities, and State and community public health officers regarding exposure of emergency response employees (EREs) to potentially life-threatening infectious diseases. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) has delegated authority to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a list of potentially life-threatening infectious diseases, including emerging infectious diseases, to which EREs may be exposed in responding to emergencies (including a specification of those infectious diseases that are routinely transmitted through airborne or aerosolized means); guidelines describing circumstances in which employees may be exposed to these diseases; and guidelines describing the manner in which medical facilities should make determinations about exposures. CDC is seeking comment on the list of diseases and guidelines contained in this notice. /niosh/docket/archive/docket219.html 23 Mar 2011 Docket 215: Monitoring the health of individuals involved in dusty work is intended to provide assurance to the worker that ongoing exposure controls are adequate. Recognition of minor health abnormalities serves as an early warning to both workers and managers when there is need for more effective measures to prevent work-related impairment and disability. Since 1970, NIOSH and other organizations have successfully applied traditional film screen chest radiography, interpreted using the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis, toward these objectives. Imaging of interstitial lung diseases such as the pneumoconiosis represents one of the most difficult challenges in diagnostic radiology, and comprehensive attention to technological, methodological, and human factors is required to assure that the image quality and interpretation are satisfactory for achieving early disease detection. /niosh/docket/archive/docket215.html 22 Apr 2011 Docket 213: The oil and gas extraction industry includes operations involved in the drilling and extraction of crude oil and natural gas, comprising the largest part of the U.S. mining industry. During 2003-2008, 648 oil and gas extraction workers were fatally injured on the job, resulting in an occupational fatality rate of 29.1 deaths per 100,000 workers – eight times higher than the rate for all U.S. workers. /niosh/docket/archive/docket213.html 28 Aug 2003 Docket 210: In 1995 NIOSH published a major review and report of recommendations, entitled Criteria for a Recommended Standard – Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust. This new Current Intelligence Bulletin updates the information on coal mine dust exposures and associated health effects from 1995 to the present. In part, the intent is to determine whether the 1995 recommendations, in this respect, remain valid, and to what extent, if any, modifications or additions are needed to those recommendations. The report does not deal with, nor discuss, issues of sampling and analytical feasibility nor technical feasibility in achieving compliance. /niosh/docket/archive/docket210.html 21 Mar 2011 Docket 209: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) as a radiogenic cancer under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA). Under current guidelines HHS promulgated as regulations in 2002 (42 CFR Part 81), all types of cancers, except for CLL, are treated as being potentially caused by radiation and hence as potentially compensable under EEOICPA. HHS proposes to reverse its decision to exclude CLL from such treatment. The following documents provide the background information used by NIOSH in reconsidering the classification of CLL as a non-radiogenic cancer. /niosh/docket/archive/docket209.html 28 Aug 2003 Docket 202: NIOSH is reviewing the recommendations in its document "Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Toluene" [DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. HSM 73-11023]. NIOSH seeks to obtain materials, including published and unpublished reports and research findings; to evaluate the possible health risks of occupational exposure to toluene at concentrations below 100 ppm. NIOSH did not receive any submissions to this request. /niosh/docket/archive/docket202.html Docket 196: The purpose of this document is to reduce the potential exposure of health care workers (and the general public) to tuberculosis. /niosh/docket/archive/docket196.html Docket 195: A Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) was completed in response to a request for evaluation of potential occupational exposures of TSA employees performing security duties. /niosh/docket/archive/docket195.html Docket 194: The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) established a federal program to compensate workers of the Cold War-era nuclear weapons production and testing industry for work-related cancers. The statute and subsequent Executive Order (EO) 13,179 designated the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), among other agencies, to carry out certain technical activities that support the administration of the program by the U.S. Department of Labor. /niosh/docket/archive/docket194.html Docket 192: NIOSH announced the opportunity for the public to comment on the agenda for the 3rd Annual Personal Protective Technology Program Stakeholders’ Meeting to be held on March 2 and 3, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport. /niosh/docket/archive/docket192.html 31 Oct 2011 Docket 190: NIOSH requested comment on proposed additions and deletions to the list of hazardous drugs. NIOSH reviewed the comments from the external reviewers and revised the proposed list to 31 additions, 4 reclassifications and 11 deletions. /niosh/docket/archive/docket190.html 9 Mar 2011 Docket 189: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to evaluate the scientific data on 2,3-pentanedione (CAS # 600-14-6, also known as pentane-2,3-dione; acetyl propionyl) and other alpha-diketones and develop appropriate communication documents, such as a Current Intelligence Bulletin, Criteria Document and/or other informational products, and potentially establish a Recommended Exposure Limit (REL) for diacetyl substitutes. In this docket, NIOSH requested information including published and unpublished reports pertaining to 2,3-pentanedione, and other alpha diketones used as diacetyl substitutes. /niosh/docket/archive/docket189.html 21 Sep 2009 Docket 187: The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is an internet-based surveillance system established in 2005 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) that includes both patient safety and healthcare personnel health and safety modules. The proposed enhancement to the NHSN will electronically link and integrate a wide variety of ongoing occupational health surveillance activities and facilitate more accurate and timely prevention strategies, while meeting necessary confidentiality and security requirements. This meeting provided an opportunity for stakeholders to contribute to the initial development of the data collection. /niosh/docket/archive/docket187.html 16 Sep 2009 Docket 186: NIOSH requested information from the public to evaluate the scientific data on glutaraldehyde in order to develop an appropriate communication document. /niosh/docket/archive/docket186.html Docket 185: NIOSH announced the opportunity for the public to comment on the draft Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program plan to implement the National Academies Program Evaluation recommendations. /niosh/docket/archive/docket185.html Docket 184: The NORA Manufacturing Sector Council sought comments on the draft strategic, intermediate, and activity/output goals needed to improve occupational safety and health in manufacturing. We were particularly interested in comments from those organizations and individuals who would commit to advancing one or more of these goals through partnerships. /niosh/docket/archive/docket184.html Docket 183: The Healthcare and Social Assistance (HCSA) Sector is comprised of four NAICS subsectors: ambulatory health care services (621), hospitals (622), nursing and residential care facilities (623), and social assistance (624). Social assistance includes establishments that provide nonresidential individual and family services for youth, elderly and persons with disabilities; community food, housing and emergency relief services; vocational rehabilitation services; and child day care services. The Council sought comments on the draft strategic goals, the intermediate goals, and the activities and outputs needed to achieve those goals. /niosh/docket/archive/docket183.html Docket 182: NIOSH announced the opportunity for the public to comment on the draft Construction Program Implementation Plan in response to the National Academies (NA) Program Evaluation Recommendations. The Implementation Plan includes an introduction and the proposed activities to address the NA Review Committee’s six recommendations for enhancing and expanding the impact and relevance of the program. /niosh/docket/archive/docket182.html Docket 181: NIOSH announced the opportunity for the public to comment on the draft Traumatic Injury (TI) Program Implementation Plan in response to the National Academies (NA) Program Evaluation Recommendations. The Implementation Plan included an introduction and the proposed activities to address the NA Review Committee’s nine recommendations for enhancing and expanding the impact and relevance of the program. NIOSH did not receive any submissions to this request. /niosh/docket/archive/docket181.html Docket 178: Proposed NIOSH 9111 for Methamphetamine on Wipes by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-SIM is a sampling and analytical method that will be included in the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, 5th edition. Two other proposed methamphetamine wipe methods will also be included. NIOSH 9106 is a Liquid-Liquid Extraction Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) method and NIOSH 9109 is a Solid Phase Extraction Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) method. NIOSH 9111 is a quicker and less expensive analysis than either NIOSH 9106 or NIOSH 9109, but has been evaluated to measure only methamphetamines and not other illicit drugs that may be of interest. /niosh/docket/archive/docket178.html Docket 177: Proposed NIOSH 9109 for Methamphetamine and Illicit Drugs, Precursors, and Adulterants on Wipes by Solid Phase Extraction Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) is a sampling and analytical method that will be included in the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, 5th edition. Two other proposed methamphetamine wipe methods will also be included. NIOSH 9106 is a Liquid-Liquid Extraction Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) method and NIOSH 9111 is a Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) method. NIOSH 9109 has a quicker sample preparation time to run a larger number of samples, but has more problems with interferences than NIOSH 9106. NIOSH 9111 is quickest and least expensive of the three methods, but has only been evaluated for the measurement of methamphetamine and not other illicit drugs of interest. /niosh/docket/archive/docket177.html Docket 176: Proposed NIOSH 9106 for Methamphetamine and Illicit Drugs, Precursors, and Adulterants by Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) is a sampling and analytical method that will be included in the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, 5th edition. Two other proposed methamphetamine wipe methods will also be included. NIOSH 9109 is a Solid Phase Extraction Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) method and NIOSH 9111 is a Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) method. NIOSH Method 9106 produces cleaner chromatograms and has longer operating times between mass spectrometer cleanings than NIOSH 9109 or NIOSH 9111. NIOSH 9109 has a quicker sample preparation time to run a larger number of samples, but has more problems with interferences than NIOSH 9106. NIOSH 9111 is the quickest and least expensive of the three methods, but has only been evaluated for the measurement of methamphetamine and not other illicit drugs of interest. /niosh/docket/archive/docket176.html 21 Aug 2009 Docket 174: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and MSHA conducted a joint survey to determine the range of coal particle sizes found in dust samples collected from intake and return airways of U.S. coal mines. Results from this survey show that the coal dust found in mines today is much finer than in mines of the 1920s, presumably due to increased automation and a greater reliance on mining machinery. /niosh/docket/archive/docket174.html 8 April 2009 Docket 173: This plan reviews the NIOSH RDRP and its strategic goals; and the National Academies’ program evaluation and recommendations. It presents current priorities and planned activities within its strategic goal areas of occupationally-related airways diseases; interstitial lung diseases; respiratory malignancies; infectious diseases of the respiratory tract; and work to address the potential occupational hazards related to nanotechnology. /niosh/docket/archive/docket173.html 8 April 2009 Docket 173: This plan reviews the NIOSH RDRP and its strategic goals; and the National Academies’ program evaluation and recommendations. It presents current priorities and planned activities within its strategic goal areas of occupationally-related airways diseases; interstitial lung diseases; respiratory malignancies; infectious diseases of the respiratory tract; and work to address the potential occupational hazards related to nanotechnology. /niosh/docket/archive/docket173.html 16 Jun 2009 Docket 168: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is working to develop appropriate standards and test procedures for respiratory protective devices (RPD) used to protect workers in hazardous environments. NIOSH has initiated a program to update portions of Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 84 (42 CFR Part 84) to promote improved performance and reliability in the area of Total Inward Leakage (for respirators other than filtering facepieces and half-masks). /niosh/docket/archive/docket168.html Docket 164: NIOSH announced the opportunity for the public to comment on the draft Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (AgFF) Program plan, to implement the National Academies Program Evaluation Recommendations. /niosh/docket/archive/docket164.html 7 March 2011 Docket 161A: NIOSH published a Federal Register Notice on December 23, 2010, requesting comments on the draft Current Intelligence Bulletin for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanofibers (CNFs). A public meeting was held in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 3, 2011 to discuss the purpose and content of the document and to give the public an opportunity to ask questions and comment on the draft document. The draft document contains an evaluation of the toxicological data associated with exposure to CNTs (single-walled and multi-walled) and CNFs and provides recommendations for minimizing adverse health effects to exposed workers including a recommendation for an occupational exposure limit. /niosh/docket/archive/docket161A.html 8 April 2009 Docket 161: NIOSH published a Federal Register Notice on April 8, 2009, requesting information on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) including single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). NIOSH intends to evaluate the scientific data on CNTs and develop appropriate communication documents, such as an Alert and/or Current Intelligence Bulletin, which would convey the potential health risks and recommend measures for the safe handling of these materials. NIOSH did not receive any submissions to this request. /niosh/docket/archive/docket161.html 2 Jun 2003 Docket 160: NIOSH has developed draft goals, performance measures, activities and timeframes, based on stakeholder input, to achieve the mission of preventing occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities through the inclusion of prevention principles in all designs that impact workers. These goals are included in the draft Prevention through Design Plan for the National Initiative. NIOSH did not receive any submissions to this request. /niosh/docket/archive/docket160.html 16 Sept 2009 Docket 159: Studies have indicated an association between occupational exposure to airborne gluteraldehyde and adverse health effects which include eye and upper respiratory tract irritation, sensitization, and occupational asthma. Reviewers were provided video presentations of common uses of gluteraldehyde, a highly effective sterilant of medical equipment, with narration to describe engineering controls and best work practices to limit occupational exposures to airborne gluteraldehyde. The produced DVD is intended to provide educational material to healthcare personnel in consise modules via an easily accessible format. /niosh/docket/archive/docket159.html Docket 154: This NIOSH Information Circular 9522 summarizes the research findings into escape and rescue strategies for underground coal mines that was conducted in response to Section 2 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 ("MINER Act") requirements that operators improve accident preparedness and response. This docket contains the supporting key reference materials generated under contract for this research project. Copyrighted material is not available through the docket. /niosh/docket/archive/docket154.html Docket 153A: NIOSH seeks comments on the draft skin notation assignments and Skin Notation Profiles for 22 chemicals. The draft Skin Notation Profiles were developed to provide the scientific rationale behind the hazard-specific skin notation (SK) assignments. /niosh/docket/archive/docket153A.html 1 Sep 2008 Docket 153: A public meeting was held on November 6, 2008, to discuss and obtain comments on the draft Current Intelligence Bulletin 61: "A Strategy for Assigning New NIOSH Skin Notations." CIB 61 provides the rationale and scientific logic behind the development of a strategy for the assignment of hazard-specific skin notations (SK) capable of clearly distinguishing between the systemic, direct and immune-mediated health effects caused by skin contact to chemicals. Comments were received from NIOSH stakeholders, other governmental agencies, and the public. The final version of the document reflects NIOSH responses to the comments. /niosh/docket/archive/docket153.html 16 Sep 2009 Docket 150: NIOSH intends to publish a Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) on alternative duty and other forms of administrative controls for health care workers who work with hazardous drugs and are trying to conceive, are pregnant, and/or are breast feeding. Alternative duty involves transferring the worker to a similar position, but one in which they would not be required to handle hazardous drugs. /niosh/docket/archive/docket150.html 16 Jun 2009 Docket 148A: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is working to develop appropriate standards and test procedures for respiratory protective devices (RPD) used to protect workers in hazardous environments. NIOSH has initiated a program to update or create portions of Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 84 (42 CFR Part 84) to promote improved performance and reliability of air-fed ensembles (AFE). /niosh/docket/archive/docket148A.html 5 Oct 2008 Docket 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). /niosh/docket/archive/docket148.html 29 Dec 2010 Docket 147: The NIOSH, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) is currently reevaluating the NIOSH policy stated in the letter dated November 6, 1984, Subject: Notice to all respirator manufacturers with MSHA/NIOSH Approved Respirators. /niosh/docket/archive/docket147.html 22 Oct 2008 Docket 146: NIOSH announced the opportunity for the public to comment on the draft Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Implementation Plan, in response to the National Academies (NA) Program Evaluation Recommendations. The Plan includes an introduction and the PPT Program's plan for activities to address the NA Review Committee's five recommendations for enhancing and expanding the impact and relevance of the program. The final version of the document reflects NIOSH responses to the comments posted to the docket and the NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) review of the PPT Program Implementation Plan. /niosh/docket/archive/docket146.html 16 Mar 2009 Docket 145: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) sought public comment on the NIOSH Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative, summarized in the NIOSH draft document entitled: NIOSH Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative: Progress and Proposed Future Activities. NIOSH wants to ensure the program is meeting the needs of stakeholders (e.g., national youth agricultural injury prevention organizations, agricultural youth injury prevention groups, individuals, etc.) and other interested members of the public, to identify ways in which the program can be improved to increase its impact on the safety of children in agriculture, and to identify if the program is addressing the most pressing issues and areas of childhood agricultural injury prevention. /niosh/docket/archive/docket145.html 17 Oct 2008 Docket 144: NIOSH is conducting a public review of the NIOSH draft document "NIOSH Criteria Document Update: Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium." This draft NIOSH document provides a review of the available literature and an update of NIOSH policies on occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium compounds. This guidance document does not have the force and effect of law. /niosh/docket/archive/docket144.html 22 Dec 2009 Docket 141: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is conducting a public review of the NIOSH draft document entitled NIOSH Alert: Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters When Fighting Fires in Unoccupied Structures, NIOSH Docket Number NIOSH-141. This document has been determined by NIOSH to be a Significant Guidance document, in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidelines under the Federal Data Quality Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-554, Section 1(a)(3)[515]). The overall goal of the review is to enhance the quality and credibility of Agency recommendations by ensuring that the scientific and technical work underlying these recommendations receives appropriate public review. This guidance document does not have the force and effect of law. /niosh/docket/archive/docket141.html 18 Jun 2008 Docket 139: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) sought stakeholder input regarding a request from the Department of Defense (DoD). The request is for a proposed modification to the CBRN APR Statement of Standard to allow for mechanical connectors other than the specified single 40-mm thread connector. The DoD is seeking modification of the standard to allow DoD first responders to use a newly developed respirator, the Joint Service General Protective Mask (JSGPM), for respiratory protection on military installations in the United States, or when called upon to support civil authorities. The JSGPM uses a bayonet mounted, dual filter design instead of the single standard 40-mm screw mounted canister. DoD's request is to supplement the existing NIOSH standard with an alternate design for DoD application. /niosh/docket/archive/docket139.html 1 May 2008 Docket 138: The document entitled Qualitative Risk Characterization and Management of Occupational Hazards: Control Banding (CB): A Literature Review and Critical Analysis, describes the evolution and concepts of control banding, a qualitative approach for assessing and managing hazards associated primarily with chemical exposures in the workplace. The comprehensive literature review is intended to inform employers, workers, safety and health practitioners, and other audiences about the concepts of control banding and to stimulate further dialogue about its potential usefulness in the United States by providing the appropriate background information and resources. /niosh/docket/archive/docket138.html 30 Oct 2009 Docket 137: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) proposes to establish total inward leakage (TIL) requirements under 42 CFR Part 84 for half-mask air-purifying particulate respirators, including both elastomeric facepiece and filtering facepiece types. The proposed new requirements specify TIL minimum performance requirements and testing to be conducted by NIOSH and respirator manufacturers to demonstrate that these respirators, when selected and used correctly, provide effective respiratory protection to intended users against toxic dusts, mists, fumes, fibers, and biological and infectious aerosols (e.g. influenza A(H5N1), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) corona virus, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis). /niosh/docket/archive/docket137.html 2 Apr 2008 Docket 135: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health requested public comment on the content and conduct of two separate but related national surveys, one of healthcare workers' safety and health practices and the other of employer safety and health practices. The goal of the healthcare worker survey is to collect information describing exposures, safety and health practices, and use of exposure controls for several targeted hazards including chemotherapeutic drugs, chemical sterilants, high level disinfectants, anesthetic gases, surgical smoke, aerosolized medications, and cleaning and disinfection agents. The goal of the management survey is to collect information describing facility-based health and safety resources, safety and health management programs, policies and practices for the same health and safety hazards covered in the worker survey. /niosh/docket/archive/docket135.html 20 Jul 2011 Docket 134A: Since 2004, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pioneered research on the toxicological properties and characteristics of nanoparticles. This research has involved characterizing occupationally relevant nanoparticles for predicting whether these particles pose a risk of adverse health effects and for providing guidance on controlling workplace exposures. /niosh/docket/archive/docket134A.html 16 Feb 2011 Docket 134: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pioneered research on the toxicological properties and characteristics of nanoparticles. This research has involved characterizing occupationally relevant nanomaterials (particles, tubes and fibers) for predicting whether these particles pose a risk of adverse health effects and for providing guidance on assessing and controlling workplace exposures. In September 2005, NIOSH developed a draft strategic plan to further guide the Institute in identifying and prioritizing nanotechnology research. /niosh/docket/archive/docket134.html 1 Feb 2008 Docket 132: NIOSH announced the opportunity for the public to comment on a new resource document, the Essential Elements of Effective Workplace Programs and Policies for Improving Worker Health and Wellbeing. The document provides guidance for organizations wishing to establish effective workplace programs that sustain and improve worker health. Developing and disseminating this practical tool is a key effort of the NIOSH WorkLife Initiative, which seeks to identify and support comprehensive approaches to reducing workplace hazards and promoting worker health and wellbeing. The Essential Elements document is an organic resource that will be enhanced by links to resource materials that offer specific examples of best practices and model programs. The comments and information submitted to the docket will be considered in developing the next version of this document. The draft Essential Elements document and comments on it are available below. /niosh/docket/archive/docket132.html 1 Feb 2008 Docket 129: NIOSH announced the opportunity for the public to comment on a draft action plan document, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Healthcare Workers (HCW). The document provides a roadmap on how NIOSH/ National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) propose to address the lack of preparedness regarding effective PPE for use in an influenza pandemic. The comments and information submitted to the docket will be considered in developing the next version of this document. The draft action plan document and comments on it are available below. /niosh/docket/archive/docket129.html 17 Apr 2008 Docket 128: This draft Alert presents five case reports that document lead and noise exposures of law enforcement officers and students. The Alert examines firing range operations, exposure assessment and control methods, existing regulations, and exposure standards and guidelines. /niosh/docket/archive/docket128.html 13 Feb 2008 Docket 126: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health conducted a public meeting on March 25, 2008, and published a request for public comment on the Emergency Preparedness and Response Research Portfolio. Comments were given orally at the meeting, as well as provided to the NIOSH docket. /niosh/docket/archive/docket126.html Docket 125: NIOSH prepared a report to summarize the findings of its research into refuge alternatives in underground coal mines, as mandated in Section 13 of The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (“MINER Act”). This docket contains the supporting information and key reference materials concerning the utility, practicality, survivability and cost of various refuge alternatives. /niosh/docket/archive/docket125.html 25 Jan 2008 Docket 123: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), is currently reevaluating its limitations on and precaution for safe use of positive-pressure closed-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus. /niosh/docket/archive/docket123.html 6 Mar 2008 Docket 120: NIOSH has an ongoing program of research on beryllium-related health effects. One of the major goals of this research is to prevent sensitization and chronic beryllium disease (CBD) by developing a better understanding of the exposure factors and work processes associated with increased risk for workers, and to develop effective interventions that will reduce the risk for adverse health effects. NIOSH also conducts genetic research on sensitization and CBD. /niosh/docket/archive/docket120.html 12 Dec 2007 Docket 115: A public meeting was held on January 30, 2008, to discuss and obtain comments on the (12/14/07) draft Current Intelligence Bulletin: "Interim Guidance on Medical Screening of Workers Potentially Exposed to Engineered Nanoparticles." Comments have been addressed and are listed at the end of this website. Also please note that the title of the 12/14/07 draft document has been changed and is reflected above. /niosh/docket/archive/docket115.html 1 Sep 2007 Docket 111: NPPTL is responding to the IOM report by developing an action plan for addressing the issues and recommendations described in the report. The action plan will provide a long-term strategy for facial anthropometrics and respirator fit research at NPPTL. The action plan will also describe how to implement research to practice. /niosh/docket/archive/docket111.html 4 Oct 2007 Docket 110: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health requested public comment on the content and conduct of a nationally representative survey of truck drivers’ safety and health. The goal of the survey is to collect information on truck driver health, sleep disorders, fatigue, working conditions, and non-fatal injuries. /niosh/docket/archive/docket110.html 10 Dec 2008 Docket 109: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has proposed new quality assurance and control requirements for manufacturers of respirators approved by NIOSH or NIOSH and MSHA under 42 CFR Part 84 – Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices. /niosh/docket/archive/docket109.html 29 Apr 2009 Docket 105A: Summary: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requested comments on proposed additions and deletions to the list of hazardous drugs (Appendix A). The NIOSH Alert was published in September 2004 (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-165/). Following the publication of the Alert, NIOSH reviewed 70 new FDA-approved drugs and approximately 60 that had received special warnings. NIOSH developed a list of approximately 60 drugs that appeared to fit the NIOSH definition for a hazardous drug. Following a public meeting [72 FR 33507], NIOSH posted the proposed list in the Federal Register in July 2007. NIOSH then convened a panel of 10 external reviewers to review the NIOSH list and the public comments. NIOSH reviewed the comments from the external reviewers and revised the proposed list to 24 additions and one deletion. /niosh/docket/archive/docket105A.html 18 Jun 2007 Docket 105: A public meeting was held on August 28, 2007, in Washington, DC, to discuss and obtain comments on the draft document, "NIOSH Hazardous Drugs List Update." /niosh/docket/archive/docket105.html 25 Apr 2007 Docket 104: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the opportunity for the public to provide input regarding issues related to safety and health in the horse racing industry and best practices. These comments may help to shape proposed future activities by NIOSH. The public meeting was held on May 22, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. /niosh/docket/archive/docket104.html Docket 103: This report addresses the question of whether it is scientifically feasible to conduct a cancer study among former employees of the IBM facility in Endicott, NY. The findings are intended to inform decision-makers outside the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) who would determine whether or not such a study should be performed. A retrospective cohort study of cancer would have value in addressing the community’s concern about the risk of cancer among former IBM employees. In summary, such a study is scientifically feasible. However, the overall feasibility of a study also depends on the cooperation of IBM and the availability of resources. If a study is conducted, the study researchers would need access to relevant records at IBM. A study would also require considerable resources, costing an estimated $3.1 million. /niosh/docket/archive/docket103.html 20 Mar 2007 Docket 101: The Long-Term Field Evaluation (LTFE) program for self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs) for miners was initiated more than 20 years ago by the U.S. Bureau of Mines. The objective for the LTFE program is to obtain data to determine the expected performance characteristics of SCSRs used in the mining industry. LTFE program results based on scientific principles can provide useful information to monitor expected SCSR performance and assess possible degradation due to the physical stresses of in-mine use. Of utmost concern is the successful performance of any SCSR that passes its inspection criteria specified by the manufacturer. It is such apparatus that must be relied upon in an emergency. A meeting was held on March 22, 2007 in Moon Township, Pa and that information can be found below. /niosh/docket/archive/docket101.html 9 Mar 2007 Docket 100: Seals are dam-like structures constructed in underground coal mines throughout the U.S. to isolate abandoned mining panels or groups of panels from the active workings. Historically, mining regulations required seals to withstand a 140 kPa (20 psi) explosion pressure; however, the 2006 MINER Act requires MSHA to increase this design standard by the end of 2007. This report provides a sound scientific and engineering justification to recommend a three-tiered explosion pressure design criteria for new seals in coal mines in response to the MINER Act. Much of the information contained in this report also applies to existing seals. /niosh/docket/archive/docket100.html 10 Jan 2010 Docket 99C: The purpose of the Roadmap is to identify major knowledge gaps and uncertainties needed to be resolved to allow NIOSH to update and develop evidence-based recommendations for asbestos fibers and other elongate mineral particles. It recommends a research framework that can serve as a guide for the development of specific research programs within and across disciplines. The intended goals of the research to be undertaken are to provide answers to current scientific questions, reduce scientific uncertainties, and provide a sound scientific foundation for future policy development so that optimal health protection can be assured. /niosh/docket/archive/docket099C.html 1 Jan 2009 Docket 99B: After considering stakeholder comments on the June 2008 draft document, NIOSH developed a revised draft Current Intelligence Bulletin: Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research. The comments received on the revised draft CIB were considered by NIOSH in developing a new draft CIB which is being reviewed by the National Academies. Stakeholder comments are not being solicited on the January 2009 verison which is being reviewed by the National Academies. /niosh/docket/archive/docket099B.html 24 Jul 2008 Docket 99A: After considering stakeholder and peer review comments on the February 2007 draft document, NIOSH developed a revised draft Current Intelligence Bulletin: Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research and requested public comments on the revised document. Comments received on the revised draft CIB have been considered by NIOSH in developing a new draft CIB which will be reviewed by the National Academies. /niosh/docket/archive/docket099A.html 25 Apr 2007 Docket 99: A public meeting was held on May 4, 2007, at the Holiday Inn Capitol, Washington, DC, as a forum for scientists and representatives of government agencies, industry, labor, and other stakeholders to comment on the draft document, "Asbestos and Other Mineral Fibers: A Roadmap for Scientific Research." Comments received on the draft document were considered by NIOSH in preparing the draft Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research. /niosh/docket/archive/docket099.html 26 Jun 2007 Docket 91: This is the docket for the proposed update of the NIOSH Occupational Exposure Sampling Strategy Manual (OESSM). The current OESSM was published in 1977 and is DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-173 /niosh/docket/archive/docket091.html 5 Jun 2006 Docket 85: The purpose of this NIOSH Safety and Health Topic Page is to provide information about radiographic classification for the pneumoconioses and certain other occupational respiratory diseases. Comments are being requested for this new revised draft Topic Page. /niosh/docket/archive/docket085.html 5 Jun 2006 Docket 84: NIOSH, through an informal partnership with industry, labor, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, has developed and tested a new type of instrument known as the personal dust monitor (PDM). The dust monitor is an integral part of the cap lamp that a miner normally carries to work and provides continuous information about the amount of respirable coal mine dust in the breathing zone of that individual. /niosh/docket/archive/docket084.html Docket 83B: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is working to develop appropriate standards and test procedures for respiratory devices used to protect workers in hazardous environments. NIOSH has initiated a program to update portions of Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 84 (42 CFR Part 84) to promote improved performance and reliability of supplied-air respirators (SAR). /niosh/docket/archive/docket083B.html 3 Jul 2008 Docket 83A: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is working to develop appropriate standards and test procedures for respiratory devices used to protect workers in hazardous environments. NIOSH has initiated a program to update portions of Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 84 (42 CFR Part 84) to promote improved performance and reliability of supplied-air respirators (SAR). /niosh/docket/archive/docket083A.html 1 Oct 2006 Docket 83: The purpose of this standard is to specify minimum performance requirements to determine the effectiveness of a full facepiece positive pressure, pressured demand Type C and Typed CE Supplied Air Respirator (SAR) used during entry into and escape from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) atmospheres when worn in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. /niosh/docket/archive/docket083.html 29 Dec 2010 Docket 82A: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is working to develop appropriate standards and test procedures for the various types of respiratory protective devices used to provide protection to workers in hazardous environments. NIOSH has initiated a program to update portions of Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 84 (42 CFR Part 84) to promote improved performance and reliability of the various types of respiratory protective devices. /niosh/docket/archive/docket082A.html 1 Oct 2006 Docket 82: Initial concept considers established performance and design criteria from 42 CFR Part 84, consensus standards, and CBRN statements of standard. The Supplied Air CBRN standard will be developed using rulemaking processes. The concept paper addresses general requirements, combination unit specific requirements, and CBRN performance requirements. /niosh/docket/archive/docket082.html 1 Nov 2006 Docket 81: In August 2006, a list of all of the approval numbers on file with the Technology Evaluation Branch, NPPTL, was sent to each NIOSH Approval Holder. At the manufacturers meeting held on October 11, 2006, NIOSH/NPPTL informed the respirator manufacturers that the original deadline for Approval Holders to submit responses was extended to December 2006, and then subsequently extended to August 7, 2007. The information requested is vital in developing an operational database for the Respirator Audit Logic Post Certification Audit Selection. /niosh/docket/archive/docket081.html Docket 77: This is the docket for the draft NIOSH methods for Beryllium. NIOSH Method 7704 (air sampling) and Method 9110 (wipe sampling) and the backup data report for these methods. Beryllium is a health hazard with many uses in the ceramics industry and in military artillery. /niosh/docket/archive/docket077.html Docket 72: The presentation, "Safe Patient Handling and Movement Principles", was developed by NIOSH and its partners, the American Nurses Association and the Veterans Health Administration's Patient Safety Center, to improve work practices for patient care workers. This presentation is designed for use in training by schools of nursing. /niosh/docket/archive/docket072.html Docket 71: The Workers' Family Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 671a) was enacted on October 26, 1992, as section 209 of Public Law 102-522, the "Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1992." The purpose of the Act is to protect the health of workers and their families from hazardous chemicals and substances, including infectious agents, transported from the workplace to the home. /niosh/docket/archive/docket071.html 10 Apr 2006 Docket 68: This meeting was hosted by NIOSH at ALOSH laboratory, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. The meeting sought stakeholder input on the design of the "NIOSH Pilot Study of Truck Driver Anthropometry and Cab Dimensions." The meeting also sought stakeholder input on future directions of a large scale anthropometric survey of truck drivers in the continental United States. Research protocol, public comments, and meeting agenda are available below in PDF format. /niosh/docket/archive/docket068.html 19 July 2011 Docket 64: NIOSH announced a request for information with the intent to review and evaluate toxicity data for the halogenated anesthetic agents: of isoflurane, desflurane, and sevofluane for establishing a REL. /niosh/docket/archive/docket064.html 11 May 2011 Docket 63B: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program is seeking stakeholder input on the progress and future directions of the NIOSH FFFIPP to ensure that the program is meeting the needs and expectations of the U.S. fire service, and to identify ways in which the program can be improved to increase its impact on the safety and health of fire fighters across the United States. NIOSH will compile and consider all comments received and use them in making decisions on how to proceed with the FFFIPP. /niosh/docket/archive/docket063B.html Docket 63A: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is seeking stakeholder input on the progress and strategic goals of the NIOSH FFFIPP to ensure that the program is meeting the needs of the stakeholders, and to identify ways in which the program can be improved to increase its impact on the safety and health of fire fighters across the United States. /niosh/docket/archive/docket063A.html 1 Mar 2006 Docket 63: This meeting was hosted by NIOSH at the Washington Court Hotel, Atrium Ballroom, 525 New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington DC 20001. The meeting sought stakeholder input on the progress and future directions of the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program. Public responses to the meeting as well as pre-meeting correspondence, the agenda, meeting transcripts and more are available below in PDF format. /niosh/docket/archive/docket063.html 1 Jan 2006 Docket 61: From mid-2005 until the end of 2008, the National Academies conducted separate evaluation studies of eight NIOSH programs. The purpose of the reviews was to assess the impact and relevance of each program and to identify emerging issues. A panel of experts was recruited for each NIOSH program review. Once the panel’s report was drafted, it was reviewed by a second, independent panel of experts. NIOSH did not receive any submissions. /niosh/docket/archive/docket061.html 1 Jan 2006 Docket 59: Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on a near-atomic scale to produce new structures, materials, and devices. This technology has the ability to transform many industries and to be applied in many ways to areas ranging from medicine to manufacturing. As with any material being developed, scientific data on the health effects in exposed workers are largely unavailable. This document recommends key components of an occupational safety and health program, including exposure monitoring, engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and administrative controls [DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-125]. /niosh/docket/archive/docket059.html 16 Sep 2009 Docket 57: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) intends to evaluate the scientific data on the brominated organic solvent, 1-Bromopropane, and develop an appropriate communication document. /niosh/docket/archive/docket057.html 26 Apr 2011 Docket 45: NIOSH sought public comments on the draft document, "Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries from Vehicles and Equipment." The draft document synthesizes current work zone safety research and practice with information obtained at a workshop sponsored by NIOSH December 2—4, 1998, and attended by 50 representatives from labor, industry, government, and academia. Individuals provided NIOSH with comments regarding the technical and scientific aspects of the document. /niosh/docket/archive/docket045.html Docket 43: More than 13 million workers in the United States are potentially exposed to chemicals via the skin. Skin disorders are among the most frequently reported occupational illnesses, resulting in an estimate annual cost in the United States of over $1 billion. The Indexed Dermal Bibliography (IDB) will fill a need for an easy to-use tool to locate valuable information on occupational skin exposure issues. The IDB will provide lists and descriptions of resources by topic for users looking for specific information regarding risk assessment and management strategies for exposures to dermal hazards in the workplace. /niosh/docket/archive/docket043.html 18 Nov 2004 Docket 39A: This docket collects public comments related to the development of new, comprehensive standards for certifying CC-SCBA. Information submitted to the docket will be considered in the context of development of conceptual standards for CC-SCBAs, as well as updating equipment performance requirements to improve respirator user safety and health. /niosh/docket/archive/docket039A.html 18 Nov 2004 Docket 39: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is working to develop appropriate standards and test procedures for respiratory devices used to protect workers in hazardous environments. NIOSH has initiated a program to update portions of 42 CFR Part 84 to promote improved performance and reliability of Closed-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (CC-SCBA). /niosh/docket/archive/docket039.html 13 Jul 2004 Docket 36: The Program to add Total Inward Leakage requirements for all types of respirators as part of the NIOSH certification was begun in 2004. A public meeting to discuss the Concept, the half-mask air-purifying respirator benchmark testing results, and proposed requirements was held on June 26, 2007. The docket items related to that public meeting and the subsequent comments are listed below. /niosh/docket/archive/docket036.html 5 Nov 2008 Docket 34A: Summary: NIOSH received a petition to initiate rulemaking to change the provisions of Paragraph (f) of Section 84.83 in Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, part 84 (42 CFR 84). This paragraph requires each remaining end-of-service-time indicator (EOSTI) or warning device to give an alarm when the remaining service time of the apparatus is reduced to within a range of 20 to 25 percent of its rated service time. The current requirement does not state that the device must initiate activation in the range; only that it needs to give an alarm in this range. The EOSTI needs to alarm between the two limits. It can remain on as the air pressure drops below those pressures, or stop alarming after a brief time. /niosh/docket/archive/docket034A.html 5 Nov 2008 Docket 34: Paragraph (f) of Section 84.83 in Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 84, requires that a service life indicator or warning device to give an alarm when a self contained breathing apparatus remaining service life is reduced to within a range of 20 to 25 percent of its rated service time. It has been suggested by stakeholders that the upper limit of the range be eliminated. NIOSH is seeking comments regarding the modification of the performance requirement for the end of service life indicator. /niosh/docket/archive/docket034.html 16 Mar 2004 Docket 33: A public meeting was held on February 27, 2006, at the Robert A. Taft Laboratory in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a forum for scientists and representatives of government agencies, industry, labor, and other stakeholders to discuss the document. The draft document, presentations made at the meeting, as well as comments on the document, are available below in PDF format. /niosh/docket/archive/docket033.html 26 Nov 2003 Docket 15: Chest radiographic imaging is a widely applied and important tool for assessing lung health in clinical medicine, research investigations, hazard evaluations, and medical monitoring of workers exposed to silica, asbestos, coal, beryllium, and other dusts capable of producing occupational pneumoconiosis. The B Reader Certification Program has not been substantially revised since its first development and would benefit from critical evaluation and modification in order to assure optimal test validity, reliability, and efficiency, and overall effectiveness of the Program. An open meeting was held on March 4, 2004 in McLean, VA [68 FR 66447] with the intention to serve as an important additional step in the continuing evolution and improvement of the NIOSH B Reader Program. /niosh/docket/archive/docket015.html 17 Sep 2003 Docket 10: Meetings were hosted by NIOSH/NPPTL at the Radisson Hotel at Waterfront Place in Morgantown, WV on October 16, 2003, the Hilton Garden Inn in Canonsburg, PA on May 4, 2004; the Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh, PA on December 15, 2004; the Holiday Inn Select Pittsburgh South in Pittsburgh, PA on July 19-21, 2005; and the Sheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA on December 13, 2005. /niosh/docket/archive/docket010.html Docket 9: This criteria document provides information and recommendations for controlling occupational exposures (engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and a recommended exposure limit) to a manufactured fiber that has been identified as a potential occupational carcinogen. /niosh/docket/archive/docket009.html 15 Sep 2011 Docket 8A: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is working to develop appropriate standards and test procedures for Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPR) used to protect workers in hazardous environments. The eventual PAPR standard will identify minimum performance requirements. Future manufacturers may exceed these requirements through innovative design and application of new technology to achieve competitive market differentiation. In developing a standard it is important to be both protective and allow for new technology. As such, new standards should allow for (and in some cases require) advanced technologies, but should not eliminate existing technologies that continue to meet the needs and protection required for many users. To this end NIOSH is soliciting information relevant to the development of a new PAPR standard through a Request for Information published in the Congressional Record. Topics identified in this document were discussed at several NIOSH public meetings held over the past several years. Additional items are provided as background information. /niosh/docket/archive/docket008A.html 20 Mar 2003 Docket 8: This docket collects public comments related to the development of new, comprehensive standards for certifying multi-function PAPRs (powered air-purifying respirators). Information submitted to the docket will be considered in the context of development of conceptual standards for PAPRs, as well as updating equipment performance requirements to improve respirator user safety and health. /niosh/docket/archive/docket008.html 20 Mar 2003 Docket 5: Public meetings were hosted by NIOSH/NPPTL at the Marriott Key Bridge Hotel in Arlington, VA on April 10, 2003, the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO on April 24, 2003; the Marriott Key Bridge Hotel in Arlington, VA on September 19, 2006; and the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO on September 28, 2006. These meetings provided a forum for NPPTL to provide a general overview of the history/background of our work relating to Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSRs) and to present our proposed concepts and to gain shareholders input on new certification standards for Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators (CCERs). Public responses to the meetings as well as pre-meeting correspondence, the agenda, meeting transcripts and more are available below in PDF format. /niosh/docket/archive/docket005.html 4 Jun 2003 Docket 1: Public meetings were hosted by NIOSH/NPPTL at the Quality Hotel and Suites in Arlington, VA on August 8, 2000; at the Embassy Suites, Burlingame, CA on August 16, 2000; at the Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe in Canonsburg, PA on June 25, 2003 and at the Radisson Hotel at Waterfront Place in Morgantown, WV on October 16, 2003. These meetings provided a forum for NIOSH to provide a general overview of the history/background of our work relating to modifications to 42 CFR Part 84 and to present our proposed concepts and to gain shareholders input on the Quality Assurance module and other subjects. Public responses to the meetings as well as pre-meeting correspondence, the agenda, meeting transcripts and more, as they pertain to Quality Assurance and Administrative changes are available below in PDF format. /niosh/docket/archive/docket001.html