Respirator Files (1990-1991)

This meeting was to solicit and present the available research and recommendations concerning the 1) feasibility and practicality of developing a detailed protocol for conducting workplace protection factor tests that would apply to all workplace settings, all contaminants, and all respirator types, and 2) the available techniques and procedures for measuring assigned protection factors for respirator types that offer very high levels of worker protection, 3) the need to standardize further the nomenclature associated with defining the workplace performance of respiratory protection devices, etc.

Materials to be Considered

Stokes DW, Johnston AR et al. [undated]. Respirator workplace protection factor studies: Powered air loose-fitting helmet. [PDF – 5,682 KB]

Stokes DW, Johnston AR et al. [undated]. Respirator workplace protection factor studies: Supplied air abrasive blasting helmet. [PDF – 177 KB]

Colton CE, Johnston AR et al. [undated]. Workplace protection factor study on a half mask dust/mist respirator. [PDF – 143 KB]

King RE (undated). Workplace protection factor testing: Cost analysis. [PDF – 130 KB]

Howie (undated). Outline of an objective method for setting assigned protection factors. [PDF – 133 KB]

Gosselink DW, Wilmes DP, Mullins HE (1986). Workplace protection factor study for airborne asbestos. In: American Industrial Hygiene Conference Proceedings, Dallas, TX, May 18-23, 1986. [PDF – 210 KB]

Johnston AR and Mullins HE (1987). Workplace protection factor study for airborne metal dusts. Presented on June 4, 1987, at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference in Montreal. [PDF – 887 KB]

King JH (1990). Simulated work place testing in a sandblasting environment. November 1990. [PDF – 130 KB]

NIOSH assessment of performance levels for industrial respirators: Prerulemaking technical conference; 55 FR 42482; 10/19/90 [PDF – 170 KB]

Correction; 55 FR 43439; 10/29/90 [PDF – 52 KB]

Pre-Meeting Information

Intent to appear from Birkner (Moldex Metric Inc.) – 11/19/90 [PDF – 15 KB]

Intent to appear from Cohen (Olin) – 11/19/90 [PDF – 19 KB]

Intent to appear from Hack (Los Alamos National Laboratory) – 11/26/90 [PDF – 19 KB]

Intent to appear from Augherton (Industrial Safety Equipment Association [ISEA]) – 11/28/90 [PDF – 44 KB]

Intent to appear from Benedict (The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.) – 11/28/90 [PDF – 17 KB]

Intent to appear from Sides (National Paint & Coatings Association) – 12/5/90 [PDF – 150 KB]

Intent to appear from Steelnack (OSHA); on behalf of Bien – 12/6/90 [PDF – 21 KB]

Intent to appear from Nelson (DuPont) – 12/11/90 [PDF – 23 KB]

Intent to appear from Schumacher (The Jefferson Group); on behalf of White – 12/11/90 [PDF – 24 KB]

Intent to appear from Crutchfield (The University of Arizona) – 12/12/90 [PDF – 73 KB]

Intent to appear from da Roza (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory); on behalf of Johnson himself – 12/14/90 [PDF – 50 KB]

Intent to appear from Nelson (The University of Oklahoma) – 12/18/90 [PDF – 13 KB]

Meeting Information

Agenda – 1/9-11/91 [PDF – 71 KB]

List of attendees – 1/9-11/91 [PDF – 167 KB]

Opening remarks by Sparks (NIOSH) – 1/9/91 [PDF – 84 KB]

ISEA Panel Presentation – 1/10/91 [PDF – 426 KB]

Presentation by Colton (Industrial Safety Equipment Association [ISEA]) – 1/10/91 [PDF – 143 KB]

Presentation by Johnston (Industrial Safety Equipment Association [ISEA]) – 1/10/91 [PDF – 2,486 KB]

Transcript; 1/9-11/91 [PDF – 313,978 KB]

Submissions to the Docket in Order Received

Submission to the docket from Nicas (private person) – 12/7/90 [PDF – 429 KB]

Submission to the docket from Niemeyer (Filcon Corporation); revised presentation – 2/12/91 [PDF – 408 KB]