NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program
June 2019
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2019-140
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Program advances the application and knowledge of PPT to keep workers safe. Technologies include respirators, protective clothing, gloves, eye, fall and hearing protection, hard hats, and sensors to detect hazardous substances. The PPT Program includes the NIOSH respirator approval program, PPT research, evaluations and interventions to support the NIOSH strategic goals.
NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program (PPOP) 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 637 KB]
Suggested Citation
NIOSH [2019]. Personal Protective Technology Program. By D’Alessandro, M., Williams, W.J., Duling, M., and Reeves, K. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2019–140, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019140external icon