NIOSH Program Portfolio

Personal Protective Technology

Output: Respirator Certification

Respirator certifications are a significant output of the PPT Program. Some statistics regarding the Respirator Certification Program are provided here.

Respirator Certification from 1972 - July 31, 2008
Type of Respirator	Total Certified
13F - Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)	549
14G - Gas Masks	191
19C - Supplied-Air Respirators (SAR)	376
21C - Particulate Respirators	678
23C - Chemical Cartridge Respirator	2304
84A - Particulate Filter Respirator	4618
CBRN Air-Purifying Respirators (CBRN/APER) / Sub Category of 14G	5
CBRN Air-Purifying Respirators (CBRN/APR) / Sub Category of 14G	11
CBRN Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) / Sub Category of 13F	59
Chemical Cartridge Respirator (CBRN Loose-Fitting PAPR) Sub Category of 23C	2
Chemical Cartridge Respirator (CBRN Tight-Fitting PAPR) Sub Category of 14G	9
Grand Total	8802

Respirator Certification Resources

• NIOSH Respirator Topic Page
  
• Approved CBRN APR/APER Respirators
• Approved CBRN PAPR Respirators
• Approved CBRN SCBA Respirators
• Certified Equipment List
• Standard Testing Procedures (STPs)
• Respirator User Notices
• Manufacturer Respirator Certification Support

Respirator Standards Development

• CBRN Standards
  • APR
  • Escape
  • PAPR
  • SCBA
  • CC-SCBA
• Other Respirator Standards
  • PAPR
  • SCSR
  • QA Module
  • TIL Concept

Fire Fighter Information

• PASS Information

Research Topics

• Research Programs

Guidance and Resources for Smoke in the Operating Room

• Protecting Emergency Responders Series
• Respirator Selection Logic
• All Guidance Documents

Interactive Training

• MultiVapor Beta Version 2.1.3 Application
  MultiVapor is a computer tool for estimating breakthrough times and service lives of air-purifying respirator cartridges manufactured to remove toxic organic vapors from breathed air.
• Breakthrough 2004
  NOTE: Breakthrough expired at the end of 2007. It is replaced by MultiVapor.
  DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-125 (2005)
  The program is intended as a tool to help an industrial hygienist or other qualified person to set cartridge change-out schedules.
• Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSR), Inspection, Maintenance, and Use - Interactive Training Course (MSHA Web site)
  External Link: http://www.msha.gov/interactivetraining.htm#scsr

NIOSH Program:

Personal Protective Technology

Program Description
Inputs
• Economic Factors
• Occupational Risks
• National Research Agenda (NORA)
• NIOSH Strategic Goals
• Emerging Issues
• Committee on Personal Protective Equipment (COPPE)
• Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Partners and Stakeholders
• NIOSH Contacts
Activities
• NIOSH Research Projects
• NIOSH Funded Research Grants
Outputs
• Publications
• Topic Pages
• Products
• Respirator Certification
• Research to Practice
• Conferences
Outcomes
Review & Evaluation
• Program Review
• National Academies Evaluation
• PPT Program Response to the NA Evaluation

Page last updated: December 31, 2008
Page last reviewed: December 31, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)