Project Scope
- NPPTL personnel participate on ANSI respiratory protective equipment standards development committees including; selection and use, fit testing, physical requirements, biological agents, and terrorist and disaster response.
Milestones
- Z88.2 – Practices for Respiratory Protection
- Z88.6 – Selected new Chair and finalizing subcommittee membership
- Z88.7 – Color coding of canisters
- Z88.10 – Fit Test Method – Final Rule published in 2011
- Z88.12 – Respirator Selection for Biohazards - Final Draft completed in 2011
- Z88.15 – Assigned Protection Factors – has been approved as a standard to address this issue. In process of organizing subcommittee.
- Z87.1 - eye Protection - Preparing for next revision (2015)
- AIHA transferring Secretariat to ASSE - Update at June 2012 meeting
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Outputs
- ANSI respiratory protective equipment performance standards
- ANSI Z88.2 – New draft standard by 4th Quarter of 2012
- ANSI Z88.10 - Fit Test Methods Standard published
- ANSI Z88.12 – Completed Draft Standard for Infectious Aerosols
Outcomes
- Reduction of exposures to inhalation hazards
- Standards adopted by stakeholders
- Possible incorporation of fit test methods into future modules of 42 CFR Part 84
- Possible standardized color coding of filters worldwide
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