Measuring Respirator Use in the Workplace
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A01=Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
A01=Committee on National Statistics
A01=Committee on the Review of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and HealthBureau of Labor Statistics Respirator Use Survey
A01=Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
A01=Division on Earth and Life Studies
A01=National Research Council
Author_Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
Author_Committee on National Statistics
Author_Committee on the Review of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and HealthBureau of Labor Statistics Respirator Use Survey
Author_Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Author_Division on Earth and Life Studies
Author_National Research Council
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- ISBN 9780309102889
- Dimensions: 216 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 21 May 2007
- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Respirators are used in a variety of workplaces including emergency response, mining operations, construction, manufacturing, and hospitals. In 2001, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioned a nationwide survey of respirator use in the workplace, the results of which were published inA the 2003 report Respirator Usage in Private Sector Firms. The purpose of the survey was to evaluate respirator use and practices, including training practices and the value of respirator manufacturer's instruction, in order to help guide NIOSH respirator certification and research. This National Research Council (NRC) report evaluates the survey in terms of several measuresA such asA the adequacy and appropriateness of the survey instrument, the survey methodology, data analysis, and the conclusions drawn from the data. The NRC report finds that the survey was an important first step in collecting respiratory protection data from a probability sample but that several improvements could be made in survey design and analysis.
Based on the review of the survey, the NRC report concludes that data on respirator use would be best provided by employers and employees in the context of the work setting.
William D. Kalsbeek, Thomas J. Plewes, and Ericka McGowan, Editors, Panel on Review of the National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health/Bureau of Labor Statistics Respirator Use Survey, National Research Council
