NIOSH Personal Protective Equipment Conformity Assessment Public Meeting

Presentations

Personal Protective Technology Conformity Assessment Working Group Formation and Process pdf icon[PDF – 1.3 MB]external icon
Maryann D’Alessandro, Ph.D., Director, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory

Summary of Key Conformity Assessment Activities and Examples of U.S. Programs pdf icon[PDF – 333 KB]external icon
Richard W. Metzler, Senior Scientist, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory

Conformity Assessment Infrastructure pdf icon[PDF – 191 KB]external icon
Lisa Carnahan, US NIST Standards Coordination Office

PPE Conformity Assessment in the EU pdf icon[PDF – 173 KB]external icon
Kristina Peterson, RTI International

Toward a National Framework for Conformity Assessment of Non-respiratory PPT pdf icon[PDF – 1.1 MB]external icon
Maryann D’Alessandro, Ph.D., Director, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory

At the September 17, 2013 Personal Protective Equipment Conformity Assessment public meeting, breakout sessions were conducted in the following industry sectors:

Each group addressed the five questions listed below:

Who defines the basic health and safety requirements (BHSRs) for your industry?
How should the BHSRs be established?
Who should address what PPE is needed to meet BHSRs?
Who determines the technical standards that demonstrate the BHSRs are met?
How are conformity assessment requirements linked to PPE types?

The slides for each of the three breakout sessions summarize the discussions and do not provide complete descriptions of the dialog. If you have any questions, please contact Rich Metzler at rmw0@cdc.gov.

Page last reviewed: January 31, 2018

Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health