CBRN APR Mechanical Connector Design Requirement

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) sought stakeholder input regarding a request from the Department of Defense (DoD). The request is for a proposed modification to the CBRN APR Statement of Standard to allow for mechanical connectors other than the specified single 40-mm thread connector. The DoD is seeking modification of the standard to allow DoD first responders to use a newly developed respirator, the Joint Service General Protective Mask (JSGPM), for respiratory protection on military installations in the United States, or when called upon to support civil authorities. The JSGPM uses a bayonet mounted, dual filter design instead of the single standard 40-mm screw mounted canister. DoD's request is to supplement the existing NIOSH standard with an alternate design for DoD application.

Information submitted to the docket will be considered in the context of development of conceptual standards, as well as updating equipment performance requirements to improve respirator user safety and health.

Meeting held at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA on August 20, 2008

Pre-meeting Information

73 FR 34752; 6/18/08 [PDF - 721 KB]

73 FR 38225; 7/3/08 [PDF - 808 KB]

Meeting Information

Meeting agenda [PDF - 163 KB]

Attendee list [PDF - 2,070 KB]

Presentation by Jonathan Szalajda (NPPTL/NIOSH) entitled “Respirator standards development and meeting overview” [PDF - 1,015 KB]

Presentation by Jonathan Szalajda (NPPTL/NIOSH) entitled “DoD request for modification of the CBRN APR statement of standard to permit an alternative to the single standard 40 mm screw mounted canister” [PDF - 1,380 KB]

Presentation by Joseph Stevens (DoD) entitled “Department of Defense (DoD) request for NIOSH certification of the Joint Service General Purpose Mask (JSGPM” [PDF - 2,510 KB]

Presentation by Les Boord (NPPTL/NIOSH) entitled “NPPTL stakeholder meeting” [PDF - 1,019 KB]

Presentation by Jonathan Szalajda (NPPTL/NIOSH) entitled “Respirator standards development and meeting wrap-up” [PDF - 610 KB]

Posters from meeting sessions [PDF - 2,830 KB]

Submissions in Order of Receipt

Submission to Les Boord (NPPTL/NIOSH) from Stephen Reeves (Department of the Army) – 3/20/08 [PDF - 198 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Jeffrey Peterson (Winona County Community Health Services) -- 7/7/08 [PDF - 154 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from David Towle (Samaritan Medical Center) – 7/7/08 [PDF - 167 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Mark Hollinger (Private person) – 7/7/08 [PDF - 233 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Ken Shaw (Southeast Regional Medical Command) – 7/7/08 [PDF - 111 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Earl Hall (University of Montana) – 7/7/08 [PDF - 123 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Gavin Burdge (BMT Designers and Planners, Inc.) – 7/9/08 [PDF - 629 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Private person – 7/28/08 [PDF - 845 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from InterAgency Board – 7/30/08 [PDF - 2,040 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from David Spelce (Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center) – 8/4/08 [PDF - 656 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Craig Colton (3M) – 10/16/08 [PDF - 588 KB]

Post-Meeting Information

Meeting transcript [PDF - 17,900 KB]