Letters to Manufacturers and Interested Parties

Letters - an official letter announcing public meetings, new requirements, NIOSH policies and other relevant information important to our stakeholders.

Below are letters issued to respirator manufacturers and letters issued to all interested parties:

Letters Issued to Respirator Manufacturers

• September 24, 2012 - Respirator Sampling Procedures
• August 21, 2012 - Respirator Manufacturers Meeting, October 3, 2012
• July 10, 2012 - NIOSH Initiation of Respirator Certification of Respirators with Protections for Wildland Fire-Fighting Operations
• August 5, 2011 - Respirator Manufacturers Meeting, September 14, 2011
• February 17, 2011 - Respirator Manufacturers Meeting, July 26-28, 2011
• April 27, 2010 - Respirator Manufacturers Meeting, July 14, 2010
• April 16, 2010 - Revised Breakthrough Levels for Gas Masks
• April 13, 2010 - Respirator Manufacturers Meeting, August 24-26, 2010
• October 15, 2009 - To All Filtering Facepiece Approval Holders
• March 31, 2009 - Respirator Manufacturers Meeting, May 12, 2009
• March 17, 2009 - Extended Testing (Default to Test) Policy
• March 10, 2009 - Approval of Filtering Facepiece Respirators with Novel Head Suspension Systems. [The March 10, 2009 Letter to All Manufacturers titled Approval Of Filtering Facepieces With Novel Head Suspension Systems is rescinded effective May 8, 2009]
• September 03, 2008 - Filtering Facepiece Respirator Label
• December 12, 2007 - Respirator Manufacturers Meeting January 24^th, 2008
• July 12, 2007 - Reminder - Information Request for Respirator Audit Logic Database
• July 11, 2007 - Reminder - Information Request for Respirator Audit Logic Database
• July 11, 2007 - Revised fees for CBRN respirator approvals, effective April 1, 2007
• June 14, 2007 - Clarification on the Purpose of Posting Standard Test Protocols
• April 10, 2007 - Respirator Manufacturers Meeting April 10th, 11th, and 12th, 2007
• April 3, 2007 - Update to the NIOSH CBRN Full Facepiece APR Mechanical Connector and Gasket Drawing from Revision 2 (January 9, 2004) to Revision 3 (April 3, 2007)
• February 27, 2007 - Respirator Manufacturers Meeting April 10th, 11th, and 12th, 2007
• December 8, 2006 - NIOSH NPPTL and NFPA Joint Approval Process for NFPA 1981 2007 Edition Respirator Approvals
• November 3, 2006 - Information Request for Respirator Audit Logic Database Reminder
• October 2, 2006 - NIOSH Policy for Respirator Sealing Surfaces and Facial Hair
• August 14, 2006 - Manufacturers Meeting, October 11, 2006
• June 15, 2006 - Revised "Cautions & Limitations" List for CBRN Air-Purifying Respirators (APR)
• March 17, 2006 - Meaning of NIOSH Approval
• March 16, 2006 - Public Meeting to be held on April 27, 2006, to Discuss Expediting the Respirator Certification Process, Isoamyl Acetate (IAA) Testing, N95 Filtering Facepiece Priority, CBRN NFPA 1981 Standard, and Changes to Post-Certification Audit Selection
• March 16, 2006 - Revised fees for CBRN respirator approvals, effective April 1, 2006
• January 10, 2006 - Clarification of use of manufacturer's pretest data
• November 15, 2005 - December 12, 2005 manufacturers' meeting to discuss Silica dust tests for PAPR, Standard Application Procedures, and tour the NIOSH/NPPTL Facility
• August 29, 2005 - Revocation of Cylinder Exemption DOT-E-12695
• August 26, 2005 - Revised Standard Application Procedures for the Certification of Respirators
• May 20, 2005 - July 21, 2005 meeting to discuss Standard Application Procedures
• May 18, 2005 - Air-Purifying Fit Test Subject Selection
• April 22, 2005 - Unique Part Numbers; Abbreviated Labeling Options for Cartridges and Filters
• April 7, 2005 - Clarification of Supplier and Subcontractor Relationships
• March 11, 2005 - Meeting to discuss the Standard Application Procedures (SAP) comments, implementation of the procedures, new NPPTL and Respirator Branch organizational structures, and follow-up on replacement documents
• November 16, 2004 - Meeting to address new NPPTL and Respirator Branch organizational structures, availability of revised Standard Application Procedures for comment, and concepts for Respirator Branch process and procedure changes
• July 10, 2002 - Relocation of NIOSH's Respirator Branch to the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL)

CBRN

• March 10, 2005 - April 1, 2005 revised fees for CBRN respirator approvals and Federal Tax ID Number - Employee Identification Number (EIN) listing on all payment checks
• October 8, 2003 - Voluntary Program for Acceptance of Applications for the Testing and Evaluation of Air-Purifying Escape Respirators and Self-Contained Escape Respirators for Use Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents
• April 4, 2003 - 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 11, 2003 - NIOSH/NPPTL CBRN Respirator Research and Development (R&D) Test Program
• March 11, 2003 - Upgrade of Previously-Deployed SCBA Configurations to CBRN Approval Status
• December 28, 2001 - Acceptance of Applications for the Testing and Evaluation of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Use Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Agents

Letters Issued to All Interested Parties

• March 27, 2013 - NIOSH Public Meeting: Amendments to Respirator Certification Fees
• December 6, 2010 - PPT Stakeholders Meeting, March 29, 2011
• November 19, 2010 - Workshop on Respirator Approval Labels
• October 25, 2010 - Announcement of public meeting to be held December 9, 2010 concerning (1) the NIOSH Regulatory Agenda for updating 42 CFR Part 84, (2) Standards Development for CBRN Combination Unit Respirators (Any combination of an air-purifying and air-supplied respirator), and (3) Standards Development for Buddy Breathing with a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).
• June 23, 2010 - Background and Summary of CSE SR-100 Investigations
• July 7, 2009 - Announcement of Public Meeting to be held September 17, 2009 to discuss Supplied-Air Respirators, Air Fed Ensembles, and Total Inward Leakage Test for Respirators other than Filtering Facepiece and Half Masks
• March 4, 2009 - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Reopening of comment period and notice of public meetings: Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
• March 4, 2009 - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Reopening of comment period and notice of public meetings: Quality Assurance for Respirators
• January 8, 2009 - Personal Protective Technology Program Stakeholders Meeting to be held March 3, 2009
• December 02, 2008 - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Stakeholder Meeting, December 02, 2008
• July 10, 2008 - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Stakeholder Meeting, August 20, 2008
• January 25, 2008 - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Stakeholder Meeting, March 6, 2008
• January 17, 2008 - Colors for Respirator Element Labeling
• January 8, 2008 - Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Concept Paper
• August 30, 2007 - Incorporation of the NIOSH CBRN Full Facepiece APR Mechanical Connector and Gasket drawing Revision 4, Dated 09 July 2007, into the Statement of Standard for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Full Facepiece Air-Purifying Respirator (APR), Revision 2; April 4, 2003
• July 20, 2007 - Time extension to submit comments on the Total Inward Leakage program for half-mask air-purifying particulate filtering respirator certification
• May 29, 2007 - TIL Public Meeting
• March 1, 2007 - March 22, 2007 Meeting to discuss Long Term Field Evaluation Concept
• October 20, 2006 - Time extension to submit comments on the Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators (CCER) Concept Requirements
• October 6, 2006 - Voluntary Program for Acceptance of Applications for the Testing and Evaluation of Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPR or PAPRS) for Use Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents
• October 6, 2006 - CBRN Combination SCBA and CBRN Supplied Air respirator concepts
• August 21, 2006 - Closed Circuit Escape Respirator (CCER) Public Meetings
• August 14, 2006 - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Public Meeting
• November 15, 2005 - December 13, public meeting to discuss concepts for standards for CBRN respirators and multi-function PAPRs
• June 23, 2005 - July 19-20, 2005 meeting to discuss Concepts for Standards for Approval of Respirators for Use Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Agents (CBRN) and Guidelines for Their Use; and Concepts for Standards for a Multi-Function Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR)
• July 14, 2004 - Public Meeting to be held on August 25, 2004, to Begin Initial Discussions for Concepts of Total Inward Leakage (TIL) Requirements and Test Methods for Halfmask Respirators Including Elastomeric and Filtering Facepiece Styles
• June 6, 2003 - Announcement of a Respirator Certification Process Workshop to be Held on June 26, 2003
• March 12, 2003 - Announcement of a Meeting to be held April 10, 2003 to Discuss Standards for Multifunction Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs)
• March 11, 2003 - 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

CBRN

• November 12, 2004 - Public Meeting to be held on December 15, 2004, to Continue Discussions for Concepts of Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Standards and Introduction of Concepts for Closed Circuit, Self Contained, Breathing Apparatus Standards Development Efforts Used for Respiratory Protection Against CBRN Agents
• March 26, 2004 - Public Meeting May 4, 2004, to Continue Discussions for Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Standards Used for Respiratory Protection Against CBRN Agents
• September 24, 2003 - 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 4, 2003 - 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 - Public Meeting to be held on April 29, 2003, to Continue Conceptual Discussions for Escape Respirator Standards Used for Respiratory Protection Against CBRN Agents
• September 23, 2002 - 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
• May 24, 2002 - 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