June 7, 2002—Two training videos to help protect healthcare employees from the risk of job-related tuberculosis infection are available together in one package from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as NIOSH’s first health and safety training resource in DVD format. The two programs are NIOSH’s most requested training videos in their previously released VHS videocassette format.
The free DVD includes “Respirators: Your TB Defense,” a training video to educate healthcare employees about proper respiratory protection against TB exposure, and “TB Respiratory Protection: Administrator’s Review,” a companion video that takes healthcare administrators step-by-step through development of a worker respiratory protection program.
Three percent of all tuberculosis cases occur in healthcare employees. Respiratory protection is a key measure for preventing the risk of occupational exposure, and training is important for the proper selection and use of respirators.
To request copies of the new DVD, contact Roger Wheeler, NIOSH Education and Information Division, at rlw3@cdc.gov or call 800/35-NIOSH.
