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NIOSH/NPPTL Public Meeting - Escape Respirator Standards Development (for Protection Against CBRN Agents)

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Radisson Hotel
Pittsburgh GreenTree
April 29, 2003

Schedule of Presentations


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Agenda - April 29, 2003

Time Topic Presenter
9:00 - 9:10 Administrative Remarks / Agenda Mr. Richard Metzler, NIOSH
9:10 - 9:30 CBRN Standards Development Overview Phil Mattson, NIST
9:30 - 9:45

General CBRN Escape Respirator Strategy

CBRN Escape Respirator Concepts

Les Boord, NIOSH
9:45-10:30 CBRN Air-Purifying Escape Respirator  
 

Jonathan Szalajda, NIOSH
  Les Boord, NIOSH
 
  • Panic Demand
 Jonathan Szalajda, NIOSH
  Jonathan Szalajda, NIOSH
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:05

CWA Testing

CWA Hood Test

 Wayne Davis, SBCCOM
Jonathan Szalajda, NIOSH
11:05-11:25 Laboratory Respiratory Protection Level Wayne Davis, SBCCOM
Les Boord, NIOSH
11:25-12:00 Human Factors, Design and Engineering Requirements

Frank Palya, NIOSH
Les Boord, NIOSH

12:00-1:00 Lunch  
1:00-1:30 CWA Simulant Program Frank Palya, NIOSH
Donald Rivin, Ph.D., SBCCOM
1:30-2:30 CBRN Self-Contained Respirator  
 
  • General Strategy
 Les Boord, NIOSH
 
  • 42 CFR Requirements
 Les Boord, NIOSH
 
  • Special Tests
 Jonathan Szalajda, NIOSH
2:30-2:45 Break  
2:45-3:15 CBRN Standards Development Topics Les Boord, NIOSH
   
 
  • R&D Program
  
 
  • Structural Collapse
  
 
  • Next Public Meeting
  
3:15-4:15 Comment Period and Presentations  
4:15-4:30 Wrap Up and Adjourn  

 

 
Page last modified: June 10, 2004
Page last reviewed: June 18, 2004 (archived document)
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