Proceedings of the Workshop on Engineering Controls for Preventing Airborne Infections in Workers in Health Care and Related Facilities

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) convened a workshop on July 14-16, 1993, in Cincinnati Ohio, to develop a national research strategy on engineering controls for preventing airborne infections in workers in health care and related facilities. The purpose of the workshop was to:

• Review the nature and extent of airborne transmission of infections in workers in health care and related facilities.
• Review current data and new findings regarding the engineering control of airborne infections that may have relevance to occupational exposures in health care and other institutions.
• Identify knowledge gaps that might be filled by directed research.
• Recommend a national research agenda that, if implemented, would close the gaps and permit reliable recommendations for protecting workers.

Proceedings of the Workshop on Engineering Controls for Preventing Airborne Infections in Workers in Health Care and Related Facilities