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From page 1... ... has sponsored the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's (the National Academies') Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health.2,3 Recently, new concerns for respiratory health and safety have emerged that are not readily addressed by the exist 1 More information about the federal government's history with respiratory protection is available at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/Respiratory-Protection-history.html (accessed October 8, 2020) Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES The workshop had six sessions held virtually over 2 days and featured invited presentations and discussions that focused on: • Reviewing lessons learned over the past 100 years of respiratory protection and how these can be applied to the assessment of RPDs moving forward; • Exploring current respiratory protection needs and risks for non traditional worker groups and the public; • Reviewing current practices of the NIOSH respirator approval program and CA processes for respirators and identifying oppor tunities and gaps; • Exploring conformity assessment approaches used in other coun tries, by third-party organizations, and in private industry and discussing the risks and benefits of these approaches in the context of RPD use by nontraditional workers and the public; • Examining whether the respiratory protection needs of underserved groups, such as nontraditional workers and the public, are served 4 Theplanning committee and some workshop participants used the term "nontraditional workers" to describe those occupational users who perform their job functions outside of a formal respiratory protection program. The term "nontraditional worker" is used throughout the proceedings, but in some instances presenters may use other terms to refer to this or similar occupational user groups, such as contingent workers, informal workers, nontraditional employees, etc. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... The views captured in the proceedings are those of individual workshop participants and do not necessarily represent the views held by the workshop participants, planning committee, or the National Academies.5 TERMINOLOGY The planning committee and some workshop participants used the term "nontraditional workers" to describe those occupational users who perform their job functions outside of a formal respiratory protection program. The term "nontraditional worker" is used throughout the proceedings but in some instances, presenters may use other terms to refer to this or similar occupational user groups, such as contingent workers, informal workers, nontraditional employees, etc. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... There are clearly established responsibilities and pathways related to the testing and approval of RPDs for occupational uses, but clarity is needed concerning which parties should hold responsibilities related to the assessment and approval of RPDs and other face coverings for use by nontraditional workers and the general public. In requesting the National Academies to develop this workshop, NIOSH and NPPTL sought to identify key concepts that could help to better inform respiratory pro tection policy and identify science gaps for the contingent workforce and Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... As such, the COVID-19 pandemic was not intended to be a focus of the workshop, nor was it included as a defined topic in the workshop agenda. However, McDiarmid noted that COVID-19 would be discussed throughout the workshop sessions as it is a current issue of great relevance to the workshop's objectives, particularly in terms of the use of face coverings by workers and the public and in addressing research and communication gaps in the field of respiratory protection. Read the entire page →

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... has sponsored the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's (the National Academies') Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health.2,3 Recently, new concerns for respiratory health and safety have emerged that are not readily addressed by the exist 1 More information about the federal government's history with respiratory protection is available at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/Respiratory-Protection-history.html (accessed October 8, 2020)

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... WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES The workshop had six sessions held virtually over 2 days and featured invited presentations and discussions that focused on: • Reviewing lessons learned over the past 100 years of respiratory protection and how these can be applied to the assessment of RPDs moving forward; • Exploring current respiratory protection needs and risks for non traditional worker groups and the public; • Reviewing current practices of the NIOSH respirator approval program and CA processes for respirators and identifying oppor tunities and gaps; • Exploring conformity assessment approaches used in other coun tries, by third-party organizations, and in private industry and discussing the risks and benefits of these approaches in the context of RPD use by nontraditional workers and the public; • Examining whether the respiratory protection needs of underserved groups, such as nontraditional workers and the public, are served 4 Theplanning committee and some workshop participants used the term "nontraditional workers" to describe those occupational users who perform their job functions outside of a formal respiratory protection program. The term "nontraditional worker" is used throughout the proceedings, but in some instances presenters may use other terms to refer to this or similar occupational user groups, such as contingent workers, informal workers, nontraditional employees, etc.

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... The views captured in the proceedings are those of individual workshop participants and do not necessarily represent the views held by the workshop participants, planning committee, or the National Academies.5 TERMINOLOGY The planning committee and some workshop participants used the term "nontraditional workers" to describe those occupational users who perform their job functions outside of a formal respiratory protection program. The term "nontraditional worker" is used throughout the proceedings but in some instances, presenters may use other terms to refer to this or similar occupational user groups, such as contingent workers, informal workers, nontraditional employees, etc.

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... There are clearly established responsibilities and pathways related to the testing and approval of RPDs for occupational uses, but clarity is needed concerning which parties should hold responsibilities related to the assessment and approval of RPDs and other face coverings for use by nontraditional workers and the general public. In requesting the National Academies to develop this workshop, NIOSH and NPPTL sought to identify key concepts that could help to better inform respiratory pro tection policy and identify science gaps for the contingent workforce and

Read the entire page →

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... As such, the COVID-19 pandemic was not intended to be a focus of the workshop, nor was it included as a defined topic in the workshop agenda. However, McDiarmid noted that COVID-19 would be discussed throughout the workshop sessions as it is a current issue of great relevance to the workshop's objectives, particularly in terms of the use of face coverings by workers and the public and in addressing research and communication gaps in the field of respiratory protection.

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1 Introduction Pages 1-6

1 Introduction
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