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B Methods: Committee Information Gathering T his appendix provides additional detail regarding the methods used by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee to Review the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Program to gather information to carry out its work. COMMITTEE MEETINGS The committee held three meetings during the course of this study. The first two meetings included open sessions for information gathering. The agendas for these open sessions appear below. The third meeting was held in closed session. The committee also participated in a site visit at the NIOSH facility in Bruceton, Pennsylvania (agenda below). 176

Appendix B 177 MEETING 1 September 28, 2007 Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program The National Academies Keck Center 500 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. AGENDA OPEN SESSION 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions John Gallagher, Chair 8:15 Charge to the Committee-NIOSH Overview Lewis Wade, NIOSH Senior Science Advisor 8:45 Overview and Scope of the PPT Program Les Boord, Director, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) (PPT Program Manager) Overview and Scope of the PPT Program Maryann D’Alessandro, Associate Director for Science, NPPTL (PPT Program Coordinator) Discussion 9:45 Break 10:00 PPT Presentations—Reduce Exposure to Inhalation Hazards • Respirator Certification (SG 1, Obj 1) Les Boord, Director, NPPTL • CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) Respirator Standards (SG 1, Obj 2) Jon Szalajda, Branch Chief, Policy and Standards • Mine Escape Respirators (SG 1, Obj 3) Les Boord, Director, NPPTL • Anthropometrics and Fit (SG 1, Obj 4) Roland Berry Ann, Deputy Director, NPPTL

178 The Personal Protective Technology Program at N I OSH Discussion • Pandemic Preparedness (SG 1, Obj 5) Roland Berry Ann, Deputy Director, NPPTL Ron Shaffer, Branch Chief, Technology Research • Nanotechnology (SG 1, Obj 6) Ron Shaffer, Branch Chief, Technology Research • End-of-Service-Life Indicators (SG 1, Obj 7) Ron Shaffer, Branch Chief, Technology Research • Surveillance (SG 1, Obj 8) Maryann D’Alessandro, Associate Director for Science, NPPTL Discussion 11:45 Lunch 12:15 p.m. PPT Presentations—Reduce Exposure to Injury Hazards • Warning Devices for Fire Services (SG 3, Obj 1) Bill Haskell, Physical Scientist, NPPTL 1:00 PPT Presentations—Reduce Exposure to Dermal Hazards • Chemical Dermal Hazards (SG 2, Obj 1) Ron Shaffer, Branch Chief, Technology Research • Emergency Responder Protective Clothing (SG 2, Obj 2) Physiological and Ergonomic Impact (SG 2, Obj 3) Bill Haskell, Physical Scientist, NPPTL Discussion 2:00 Wrap-up and Discussion Les Boord and Maryann D’Alessandro 2:30 Adjourn Open Session

Appendix B 179 SITE VISIT November 8, 2007 Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, Pa. AGENDA OPEN SESSION Breakfast at the Hotel 7:00 a.m. Board Shuttle 7:15 Shuttle Departure—Hotel to NPPTL Facility 8:30 Tours of Labs 12:00 p.m. Lunch 12:30 Continue Lab Tours 2:30 Adjourn

180 The Personal Protective Technology Program at N I OSH MEETING 2 December 17, 2007 Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program The National Academies Keck Center 500 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. AGENDA OPEN SESSION 8:00 a.m. Welcome John Gallagher, Chair 8:05 Discussions with NIOSH staff Questions to NIOSH staff • Extramural research What is the current role of the PPT intramural program in iden- tifying or setting the topics for extramural research requests? De- scription of the relationship between NPPTL activities and NIOSH extramural research program. • Priority setting in the intramural program Could you provide more details on the process? How long has that process been in place? • Training What do you see as the role of the PPT program in training and education regarding the use of PPE? What current efforts focus on training issues? • Rule making Modular approach to rule making—what is under way, what is planned? What are the normal time frame and process for rule making— general overview? How did the CBRN process differ in timing or mechanics?

Appendix B 181 • Post-certification efforts Could you provide more information on product and facility audits? Who does the audits and how often? How are products selected for the audits? 9:45 Break PANEL DISCUSSIONS Questions to the Panelists 1. What recent improvements in personal protective technology have led to documented decreases in hazardous exposures, morbidity, or mortality in the workplace? In what ways and to what degree has the NIOSH PPT program played a role in those improvements? • Please identify those items where the PPT Program’s work is espe- cially relevant and also efforts that are less relevant to its mission. • Please give specific examples of NIOSH’s success and impact in this area and examples where there are opportunities to make a greater impact. 2. What do you see as significant emerging research needs or oppor- tunities in PPT? How does NIOSH obtain stakeholder input into identifying these emerging issues and targeting new research? 3. What NIOSH products or services do you use and what ideas do you have for improving these products or services?   4. What could the NIOSH PPT program be doing that it is not now doing with respect to research, policy and standards development, and respirator certification? What should the program continue to do in these areas?

182 The Personal Protective Technology Program at N I OSH 10:00 Panel 1: Federal and State Agencies Moderator: Howard Cohen Panelists: John Steelnack, Occupational Safety and Health Administra- tion (OSHA) Stephan Graham, InterAgency Board for Equipment Standard- ization and Interoperability (IAB) David Caretti, Department of Defense Laura McMullen and Jeff Kravitz, Mine Safety and Health Ad- ministration (MSHA) Discussion 11:00 Panel 2: Employers and Employees Moderator: Knut Ringen Panelists: Dee Woodhull, ORC International Dean Cox, Fairfax County Fire Department Dennis O’Dell, United Mine Workers Association (invited) Robert Glenn, National Industrial Sand Association Discussion 12:15 p.m. Lunch 1:00 Panel 3: PPT Manufacturers Moderator: Janice Bradley Panelists: James Zeigler, DuPont Zane Frund, Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) Rob Freese, Globe Manufacturing Craig Colton, 3M Discussion

Appendix B 183 2:15 Panel 4: Standard Setting and Certifying Organizations Moderator: Jimmy Perkins Panelists: Jeff Stull, International Personnel Protection, ASTM International Bruce Teele, National Fire Protection Association Pat Gleason, Safety Equipment Institute Discussion 3:15 Break 3:45 Discussions with NIOSH Staff 5:00 Public Comment (registered speakers) 5:45 Adjourn

184 The Personal Protective Technology Program at N I OSH Stakeholder Respondents The following individuals responded to the committee’s invitation for com- ments on the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program: Don Aldridge Alan Hack Lion Apparel Independent Consultant Rick Avila Don Hewitt Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club Terrorism Research Center JoAnn J. Bowman Frank Lafferty, Jr. Lake Region Hospital Haddon Heights Fire Department, New Jersey Lisa Brosseau University of Minnesota Dennis Ottney SafetyTech International, Inc. Sue Champagne Maricopa Integrated Health System

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Maintaining the health and safety of workers in the United States and globally is accomplished in part by reducing hazardous exposures through the use of personal protective equipment. Personal protective technologies (PPT) include respirators worn by construction workers and miners; protective clothing, respirators, and gloves worn by firefighters and mine rescue workers; and respirators and protective clothing worn by healthcare workers. An estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators in 1.3 million U.S. workplaces. For some occupations, such as firefighting, the worker's protective equipment is the only form of protection against life-threatening hazards; for other workers, the PPT is a supplement to ventilation and other environmental, engineering, or administrative hazard controls.

In the United States, federal responsibility for civilian worker PPT is integral to the mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This book examines the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program (PPT Program) and specifically focuses on the relevance and impact of this program in reducing hazardous exposures and improving worker health and safety.

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