National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Public Meeting, August 20, 2008

Letter to All Interested Parties

Issue Date: July 10, 2008

From: Jonathan Szalajda, Chief, Policy and Standards Development Branch, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory

Subject: National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Public Meeting, August 20, 2008

The NIOSH, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), will conduct a public meeting on August 20, 2008 to discuss current respirator standards development projects for closed-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus; the reevaluation of NIOSH limitations on and precaution for safe use of positive-pressure closed-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus; supplied air respirators; and the mechanical connector design used in the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Air-Purifying Respirator (APR). The meeting will be held between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. On-site registration will be held from 7:45 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. You may also confirm your attendance to this meeting by completing a registration form. You may register electronically or you can download the Adobe PDF form and send it by e-mail to npptlevents@cdc.gov or fax it to 412-386-4089..

The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel, 300 West Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1122. Interested parties should make hotel reservations directly with the Sheraton Station Square, 412-803-3865, before the cut-off date of July 22, 2008. You must reference the NIOSH/NPPTL Public Meeting to receive the special group rate of $108.00 per night that has been negotiated for meeting guests.

For additional information, please contact NPPTL Policy and Standards Development Branch, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, telephone 412-386-5200, fax 412-386-4089 or e-mail npptlevents@cdc.gov. The meeting agenda, as well as links to subject review materials for the meeting, are available through the links listed below.

Agenda for the August 20, 2008 Public Meeting [PDF – 12 KB]

Links to NIOSH Documents for Comment items.

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/public/039-A/default.html

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/public/139/default.html

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/public/123/default.html

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/public/083-A/default.html

Presentations from the Public Meeting

Public Meeting – Final PPT [PDF – 675 KB]

Respirator Standards Development and Meeting Overview [PDF – 301 KB]

Proposed Concepts of Draft Subpart Q; Closed-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus [PDF – 141 KB]

NIOSH O2 Prohibition for Entry in High Radiant Heat and Open Flame Environments while Wearing Oxygen Devices [PDF – 446 KB]

Supplied-Air Respirator (SAR) Conceptual Standard [PDF – 785 KB]