NIOSH (National Institute for Ocupational Safety and Health) Tests the Effectiveness of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in National Stockpile

Source: National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC). Published: 3/5/2020. Stockpile managers are often unsure of the performance of the respirators in storage as not all manufacturers provide a shelf life for their products, and many products are stored for longer than their published shelf life. To address this issue, in 2017, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted an empirical study on the all stockpiled air-purifying respirators (APR) personal protective equipment (PPE), which is detailed on this web page. Of the 3,971 respirators tested, 3,895 respirators met the performance standards, a 98 percent pass rate. (Text)
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