Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit

(Revised April 2022)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-117
Cover page for publication 2015-117, Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit

Resources for Respirator Program Administrators

This toolkit was developed to assist hospitals in developing and implementing effective respiratory protection programs, with an emphasis on preventing the transmission of aerosol transmissible diseases (ATDs) to healthcare personnel.

Healthcare personnel are paid and unpaid persons who provide patient care in a healthcare setting or support the delivery of healthcare by providing clerical, dietary, housekeeping, engineering, security, or maintenance services. Healthcare personnel may potentially be exposed to ATD pathogens. Aerosols are particles or droplets suspended in air. ATDs are diseases transmitted when infectious agents, which are suspended or present in particles or droplets, contact the mucous membranes or are inhaled.

Suggested Citation

NIOSH [2015]. Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit: Resources for Respirator Program Administrators. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-117 (revised 04/2022), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2015117revised042022external icon

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May, 2015 (original)

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May, 2015 (original)

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NIOSH [2015]. Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit: Resources for Respirator Program Administrators. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-117

Citation of Revision

NIOSH [2015]. Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit: Resources for Respirator Program Administrators. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-117

April, 2022

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April, 2022

Grammatical and punctuation errors were corrected as well as typos. Contextual changes were made to wording to reflect newer health and safety guidance since the publication of the original toolkit. Hyperlinking practices were updated to follow more modern standards and broken hyperlinks were fixed. Resources that were previously available but were no longer available online were removed.

Revisions

Grammatical and punctuation errors were corrected as well as typos. Contextual changes were made to wording to reflect newer health and safety guidance since the publication of the original toolkit. Hyperlinking practices were updated to follow more modern standards and broken hyperlinks were fixed. Resources that were previously available but were no longer available online were removed.

NIOSH [2015]. Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit: Resources for Respirator Program Administrators. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-117 (revised 04/2022), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2015117revised042022external icon
Citation of Revision
NIOSH [2015]. Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit: Resources for Respirator Program Administrators. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-117 (revised 04/2022), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2015117revised042022external icon

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