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NPPTL
Press Releases
June
16 , 2004:
NIOSH UPDATE: RAND-NIOSH
Study Says New Approach Needed to Protect Emergency Responders In Terrorist
Attacks And Disasters
March
26, 2004:
Letter
to All Interested Parties - Public
Meeting May 4, 2004, to Continue Discussions for Powered Air-Purifying
Respirator (PAPR) Standards Used for Respiratory Protection Against
CBRN Agents
March
16, 2004:
NIOSH UPDATE: NIOSH
Certifies First Air-Purifying Respirators for Protection Against CBRN
Exposures
February
27, 2004:
Department of Homeland Security Adopts Three NIOSH Criteria for Testing
and Certifying Respirators for Protection Against CBRN Exposures
December 22, 2003:
NIOSH UPDATE: New Computer
Program Advances Guidance On Predicting Air-Purifying Respirator Filter
Cartridge Service Life
October
20 , 2003
NIOSH UPDATE: NIOSH
Announces Criteria for Certifying Escape Respirators for Workplace Preparedness
September
30 , 2003
NIOSH UPDATE: NIOSH
Approves First Upgrade to CBRN Protection for Specified Scott Health
& Safety SCBA Devices
September
24 , 2003
Letter to
All Interested Parties -
Announcement of Two Public Meetings to be held on October 16, 2003 to
Initiate Conceptual Discussions for Powered Air Purifying Respirator
Standards for Protection Against CBRN Agents, and Quality Assurance
Standards Module for Respiratory Protective Equipment
June
6, 2003
Letter to
All Interested Parties - Announcement
of a Respirator Certification Process Workshop to be held on June 26,
2003
June
4 , 2003
Letter to
All Interested Parties - Announcement
of a Public Meeting - June 25, 2003, to Continue Conceptual Discussions
for Escape Respirator Standards Development Efforts for Protection Against
CBRN Agents, and Provide an Update on the Quality Assurance/Administrative
Module
April
10, 2003
Letter to
All Interested Parties - Public
Meeting to be held on April 29, 2003, to Continue Conceptual Discussions
for Escape Respirator Standards Used for Respiratory Protection Against
CBRN Agents
April
4, 2003
Letter to
All Respirator Manufacturers - Voluntary
Program for Acceptance of Applications for the Testing and Evaluation
of Full-Facepiece Air Purifying Respirators (APR) for Use Against Chemical,
Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents
March
12, 2003
Letter to
All Interested Parties - Announcement
of a Meeting to be held April 10, 2003 to Discuss Standards for Multifunction
Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs)
Letter to
All Interested Parties - Announcement
of Meetings to be held on April 10, 2003, and April 24, 2003, to Discuss
the Approval of Respiratory Devices Used to Protect Workers in Hazardous
Environments
March
11, 2003
Letter
to all Manufacturers- NIOSH/NPPTL CBRN Respirator
Research and Development (R&D) Test Program
Letter
to all Manufacturers- Upgrade of Previously-Deployed
SCBA Configurations to CBRN Approval Status
February
7 , 2003
NIOSH UPDATE: NIOSH
Approves Interspiro Models Spiromatic S3 and Spirotek S3 9030, 6630,
and 4530 Respirators for Use by Emergency Responders against CBRN
January
29, 2003
NIOSH UPDATE: NIOSH
Approves Scott Model Air-Pak 4.5 Respirator for Use by Emergency Responders
Against CBRN
September
23, 2002
Letter to All Interested Parties- Announcement
of a Public Meeting on October 16 & 17, 2002, to Discuss Standards
Development Efforts for Full Facepiece Air-Purifying Respirators (APR)
Used to Protect Emergency Response Workers Against Chemical, Biological,
Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents and Air-Purifying Escape Respirators
to Protect Workers Against CBRN Agents
August
21, 2002
NIOSH UPDATE: Occupational Safety,
Energy Labs Sign Agreement to Advance Critical Protective Technology
Research
July
10, 2002
Letter to All Respirator Manufacturers- Relocation
of NIOSH's Respirator Branch to the National Personal Protective Technology
Laboratory (NPPTL)
June
3, 2002
NIOSH UPDATE: NIOSH Issues First Approval
Under Program for Certifying Emergency Responder Respirators
May 24,
2002
Letter to All Interested Parties- Announcement
of a Public Meeting to Discuss Standards Development Efforts for Full
Facepiece Air-Purifying Respirators (APR) Used to Protect Emergency
Response Workers Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
(CBRN) Agents
March 22,
2002
NIOSH UPDATE: Findings
of Survey Co-Developed by NIOSH Will Help Respirator Research, Recommendations
January
14, 2002
NIOSH UPDATE: NIOSH
to Approve Self-Contained Respirators for Emergency Workers in Terrorist
Attacks
December
28, 2001
Letter to All Respirator
Manufacturers- Acceptance of Applications for
the Testing and Evaluation of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for
Use Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Agents
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