NIOSH/NPPTL Public Meeting - Concepts for Approval Standards for CBRN Respirators, Guidelines for Their Use; Concepts/Standards for Multi-function Powered Air-purifying Respirators

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Holiday Inn Select, Pittsburgh South
Pittsburgh, PA
July 19 & 20, 2005

Schedule of Presentations

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July 19

10:00	Welcome Les Boord
10:05 - 10:20	CBRN Respirator Standards Overview Jon Szalajda
10:20 - 10:30	Closed-circuit SCBA Overview John Kovac
10:30 - 11:00	Closed-circuit SCBA Conceptual Requirements Frank Palya
11:00 - 11:30	ABMS Related Requirements Nick Kyriazi
11:30 - 12:00	Closed-circuit SCBA Benchmark Testing Tim Rehak
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 1:15	Customer Satisfaction Survey Maryann D’Alessandro
1:15 - 1:45	Computational Fluid Dynamics of Facepiece Leakage John Kovac and NIST Representative
1:45 - 2:00	Closed-circuit SCBA Conceptual Requirements John Kovac and Frank Palya
2:00 - 2:30	Open for attendee comments
2:30 - 2:45	Break
2:45 - 3:00	Overview - Guidelines for Use of NIOSH-Approved CBRN Respirators Terry Cloonan
3:00 - 3:30	CBRN SCBA Users’ Guide Terry Cloonan
3:30 - 3:45	CBRN APR User’s Guide Mike Bergman
3:45 - 4:00	Open for attendee comments
4:00	Wrap-up Jon Szalajda

July 20

8:30	Welcome Les Boord
8:35 – 9:15	CBRN Overview / PAPR Strategy Jon Szalajda
9:15 – 10:15	CBRN PAPR Benchmark Testing Determination of Air Flow Cannister Particulate Efficiency Benchmark Testing Terry Thornton Rich Vojtko Jeff Palcic Paul Gardner, ECBC
10:15 - 10:30	Break
10:30 – 11:15	CBRN PAPR Benchmark Testing (Continued)
11:15 – 11:30	Hazard Assessment for non-tight-fitting CBRN PAPR Frank Palya
11:30 – 12:30	Lunch
12:30 – 12:45	Customer Satisfaction Survey Maryann D’Alessandro
12:45 – 1:10	Shrouds for non-tight-fitting PAPRs Used by First Receivers Ray Roberge
1:10 – 1:30	Detecting PAPR Facial Leakage Art Johnson, University of Maryland
1:30 – 1:50	Pittsburgh Matrix Project Mike Alswede, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
1:50 – 2:00	Break
2:00 – 2:30	Industrial PAPR Bill Hoffman, Jon Szalajda General Comments on the Industrial PAPR Concept Craig Colton, 3M
2:30 – 3:00	Open Comment Period and wrap-up

NPPTL Directory

Resources

CBRN Approved Respirators (APR/APER, SCBA)
CBRN Respirator Standards Development
Other Respirator Standards Development
Certified Equipment List
Safety and Health Topic: Respirators
Safety and Health Topic: Protective Clothing

Page last modified: June 18, 2004
Page last reviewed: June 18, 2004 (archived document)
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)