What’s New on the NPPTL Website

The following is a listing of items posted to the NPPTL Web site in 2021. Postings prior to 2021 can be found in the NPPTL What’s New Archives.

October 7, 2021

• PPE CASE – TN 25250 – Frederick County Fire and Rescuepdf icon

September 9, 2021

• Science Blog – Who Does What? The Roles of NIOSH, OSHA, and the FDA in Respiratory Protection in the Workplace

September 7, 2021

• Respiratory Protection Week, September 7-10, 2021
• Fact Sheet – How to tell if your N95 Respirator is NIOSH Approved
• Fact Sheet – Understanding Filtration Efficiency Testing and Fit Testing in Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs)
• Infographic – Occupational Respiratory Protection Authority by Federal Agencypdf icon
• Science Blog – Respiratory Protection Week 2021 Resources and Review

August 18, 2021

• CA-2021-1038 – Revocation of Shanghai Dasheng Health Products Manufacture Co., Ltd. Approvals

August 9, 2021

• Respiratory Protection Week is September 7-10! Find out more on our Coming Soon Page
• NEW! – Table of BFCs and Workplace Performance/Performance Plus masks that conform to the ASTM F3502-21 and NIOSH requirements, respectively

August 5, 2021

• CA-2021-1037 – Updated user instruction information regarding three NIOSH-approved filtering facepiece respirators TC-84A-9298, TC-84A-9308 and TC-84A-9315

July 26, 2021

• CA-2021-1036 – Immediate Information for NIOSH-Approval Holders having Public Health Emergency (PHE) Approvals issued during the COVID-19 Response, and the forthcoming NIOSH revocation of these PHE approvals

July 13, 2021

• PPE CASE – TN 24882 – Watertown Fire Departmentpdf icon

June 14, 2021

• CA 2021-1034R1 – Summarized Information about NIOSH Respirator Approval Program (i) Basic Application Procedures (ii) Quality Assurance Requirements and (iii) Supplier or Subcontractor Agreements. Supersedes: March 2021 version
• CA 2021-1033R1 – Guidance for respirator users regarding NIOSH Approved surgical N95 filtering facepiece respirators (surgical N95s) exempt from 510(k) pre- market notification in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration regulations at 21 CFR § 878.4040. Supersedes March 2021 version

May 19, 2021

• P2021-0101 – Assessment of Filtration Efficiency, Manikin Fit Performance, and Strap Performance for Decontaminated N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators

May 4, 2021

• CA 2021-1035 – Revocation of Public Health Emergency Approval TC-84A-PH19

March 5, 2021

• CA 2021-1034 – Summarized Information about NIOSH Respirator Approval Program (i) Basic Application Procedures (ii) Quality Assurance Requirements and (iii) Supplier or Subcontractor Agreements

March 4, 2021

• CA 2021-1033 – Guidance for respirator users regarding NIOSH Approved surgical N95 filtering facepiece respirators (surgical N95s) exempt from 510(k) pre-market notification in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration Final Rule published May 17, 2018

March 1, 2021

• Science Blog – Advancements in Elastomeric Respirator Technology for Use as Source Control

February 24, 2021

• Science Blog – The Physiological Response of Working in Cold Environments and how your PPE can Help

February 10, 2021

• CA 2021-1032 – Effective Immediately – In response to COVID-19 – Updated NIOSH fraud and fraudulent statements policy and prioritization for accepting and examining particulate filtering respirator approval applications, including Surgical N95 respirators, submitted by existing domestic and non-domestic approval holders, new domestic manufacturers/applicants, and new non-domestic manufacturers/applicants. Supersedes NIOSH CA 2020-1031
• NPPTL Fact Sheets

January 26, 2021

• Science Blog – Overview of the ASTM F3407 Standard Test Method for Respirator Fit Capability