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

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Sheraton Station Square
Pittsburgh, PA
December 15, 2004

Schedule of Presentations

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Agenda - December 15, 2004

Time Topic Presenter
8:30 -8:45 Opening Remarks
R. Metzler, NIOSH
8:45 -9:30 Overview and CBRN PAPR Introduction
Jonathan Szalajda, NIOSH
9:30 - 10:00 CBRN Research -High Flow Project
Dave Caretti, ECBC
10:00 -10:15 Break  
10:15 –10:30 CBRN Research -Canister Resistance
Mike Monahan, NIOSH
10:30 -11:15 Canister and High Flow Testing Concept
Terry Thornton, NIOSH
11:15 –12:00 Battery, Indicators, CO2 Concepts Ted Klemetti, NIOSH
12:00 –1:00 Lunch    
1:00 –1:30 Environmental Conditioning Frank Palya, NIOSH
  Human Factor Concepts  
1:30 –2:00 CBRN Special Test Concepts J. Szalajda, NIOSH
  CWA Testing Lynn Hoffland, ECBC
  LRPL Ted Klemetti, NIOSH
2:00 –2:05 CBRN PAPR Summary J. Szalajda, NIOSH
2:05 –2:30 CBRN PAPR Public Comment Period  
2:30 –2:45 Break  
2:45 –3:00 CBRN Closed Circuit SCBA Overview John Kovac, NIOSH
3:00 –3:45 Conceptual Requirements Discussion Frank Palya, NIOSH
3:45 –4:00 BMS testing to the NFPA High-Performance Standard Nick Kyriazi, NIOSH
4:00 –4:05 CBRN CC SCBA Summary John Kovac, NIOSH
4:05 –4:30 Closed Circuit SCBA Public Comment Period  
4:30 –4:45 Summary and Adjourn J. Szalajda, NIOSH

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