Two NIOSH Scientists, Ziqing Zhuang, Ph.D., and William Newcomb, will participate in American Industrial Hygiene Association's Distance Learning Program by presenting "The Value of Anthropometrics" ...

About 22 million U.S. workers are exposed to hazardous noise levels at work, and hearing loss is the second-most-common occupational illness in America, according to NIOSH and the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

To establish an effective face panel, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-sponsored Anthrotech study performed a number of different analyses on the data it collected.

PITTSBURGH, PA — Draeger Safety, Inc., a leading provider of safety and protective equipment used by firefighters and other first responders, said today that a second round of product investigation by ...

The two most-common questions I hear when it comes to disposable dust masks/respirators are: “My employees wear disposable dust masks – do I have to fit test these employees?” and “How often should ...

The innovative Advantage 420 Respirator from MSA allows users to quickly adjust the mask according to individual needs. Testing against the proposed new NIOSH fit-test panel confirms that the ...

N95 respirators and air purifying respirators (the respirator type most commonly used at UNR) are not designed to be used in an atmosphere: 5.2.a. That is immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH ...

In 2001 NIOSH contracted Anthrotech, Inc., to perform a comprehensive anthropometric study of respirator users in the United States workforce and to propose new fit-test face panels based on their ...