National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL)
Updated August 24, 2020
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Optimizing PPE
Optimizing the Supply of Respirators and Other PPE
Stockpiled N95 Respirators
Release of Stockpiled N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators Beyond the Manufacturer-Designated Shelf Life
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NPPTL Respirator Assessment to Support the COVID-19 Response of Stockpiled, International, Decontaminated Respirators
Respirator Information
Respiratory Resources for Healthcare Professionals
- Reusable Elastomeric Respirators in Health Care: Considerations for Routine and Surge Useexternal icon
- Healthcare Respiratory Protection Resources Web Page
- Healthcare Workers’ Respiratory Protection Trainingexternal icon
- NIOSH Research Highlights Importance of Rigorous Standards for Gowns Used to Protect Healthcare Workers
- Preparedness through Daily Practice: The Myths of Respiratory Protection in Healthcare
- Respiratory Protection Education & Resources Webkitexternal icon
- Implementing Hospital Respiratory Protection Programs: Strategies from the Fieldexternal icon
- Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit
News
- View recording of Factors to Consider when Planning to Purchase Respirators from Another Country, Including KN95 Respirators from China webinar.
- FDA Emergency Use Authorizations
FDA EAUs can be found at https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/emergency-use-authorization#2019-ncovexternal icon- NIOSH-Approved Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators for Use in Health Care Settings During Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- Imported, Non-NIOSH-Approved Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators
- CA-2018-1010R1.0 – Interim guidance regarding applications for NIOSH Approval of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Final Order published May 17, 2018, and FDA/NIOSH MOU 225-18-006, dated November 2017 (included as a reference in this notice). Revision Supersedes the November 2018 version
- CA-2020-1030 – Requirements and Responsibilities of Approval Holders and Assignees in NIOSH Approved Respirator Private Labeling and Private Packaging Arrangements
- CA-2020-1029 – Clarification about U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) Applicable to Existing NIOSH Respirator Approval Holders
- CA 2020-1028 – Information regarding damaged or degraded head straps on previously stockpiled NIOSH-approved filtering facepiece respirators
- CA 2020-1027 – Effective Immediately – In response to COVID-19 – NIOSH is accepting and prioritizing particulate filtering respirator approval applications submitted by existing approval holders and new domestic manufacturers/applicants. Supersedes NIOSH CA 2020-1024
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Page last reviewed: August 24, 2020
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health