September 30, 2009—The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released publications in recent weeks covering topics including an overview of the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program; the business case for safety and health; respiratory protection for terrorist threats and other emergencies; and more, as well as publications re-released in Spanish and items for comment.
Recent publications include:
- NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program—Booklet (Pub. No. 2009-167, August 2009)
- NIOSH Science Blog: The Business Case for Safety and Health
- NIOSH Science Blog: Respiratory Protection for Terrorist Threats and Other Emergencies
- Recommendations for the Selection and Use of Respirators and Protective Clothing for Protection Against Biological Agents (Spanish) / Recomendaciones para la seleccin y el uso de respiradores y ropa protectora contra agentes biolgicos (Pub. No. 2009-132, April 2009)
- Technology News 534—QuickFit Earplug Test Device (Spanish) Noticias de Tecnologa 534: Dispositivo QuickFit para probar los tapones para los odos (Pub. No. 2009-112, December 2008)
- Respiratory Protection Recommendations for Airborne Exposures to Crystalline Silica (Spanish) Declaracin de polticas de NIOSH: Recomendaciones para la proteccin respiratoria contra las exposiciones a la slice cristalina en el aire (Pub. No. 2008-140, July 2008)
NIOSH docket items for comment include:
- Draft National Manufacturing Agenda—NIOSH Docket Number 184
- Draft National Healthcare and Social Assistance Agenda—NIOSH Docket Number 183
- Quality Assurance Requirements for Respirators, petition to change a regulation that specifies when a warning device on a respirator must give an alarm that the air supply in the oxygen tank is being depleted
- Draft Air-fed Ensembles Concept Paper, to update or create portions of Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 84 (42 CFR Part 84) to promote improved performance and reliability of air-fed ensembles (AFE)
- Draft Concept Paper for Total Inward Leakage, to update portions of Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 84 (42 CFR Part 84) to promote improved performance and reliability in the area of total inward leakage for respirators other than filtering facepieces and half-masks
