What's New on the NPPTL Website

The following is a listing of items posted to the NPPTL Web site in 2016 and 2017. Postings prior to 2016 can be found in the NPPTL What’s New Archives.

October 2, 2017

• Letter to all Interested Parties – Applications for Approval of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Intended to Meet the Requirements of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1986, Standard on Respiratory Protection Equipment for Tactical and Technical Operations, 2017 edition

September 29, 2017

• NIOSH NPPTL Meeting for All Respirator Manufacturers, Thursday, December 7, 2017

September 15, 2017

• Filtering Facepiece Respirators – Approvals for N95, N99, and R95

July 28, 2017

• NIOSH Evaluation of Surgical Gowns: Testing of Stockpiled ANSI/AAMI PB70 Level 4 Surgical Gowns

May 17, 2017

• Letter to All Interested Parties: Incorporation of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1986, Standard on Respiratory Protection Equipment for Tactical and Technical Operations, 2017 edition into NIOSH Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) policy statement on “Acceptance of Applications for the Testing and Evaluation of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Use against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Agents”
• Letter to All Interested Parties: Incorporation of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1986, Standard on Respiratory Protection Equipment for Tactical and Technical Operations, 2017 edition into NIOSH policy statement on “Evaluation and Acceptance of Emergency Breathing Support Systems (EBSS) incorporated into SCBA Approvals”

May 3, 2017

• Filtering Facepiece Respirators – Approvals for N95 and R95

April 13, 2017

• Final Closed-Circuit Escape Respirator Compliance Guidance

March 29, 2017

• ISRP Americas Section Technical and Annual General Meeting, September 13, 2017

January 27, 2017

• Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Evaluation in Support of the Fire Service

August 30, 2016

• Letter to All Respirator Manufacturers: NIOSH NPPTL Meeting for All Respirator Manufacturers, Wednesday, November 16, 2016

August 17, 2016

• N95 Day Webinar – The Science behind Respirator Fit Testing in the Workplace: Past, Present, and Future, September 6, 2016

June 16, 2016

• Filtering Facepiece Respirators – Approvals for N95s

May 26, 2016

• Letter to All Respirator Manufacturers: Update: Interpretation of “Statement of Standard for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CRBN) Full Facepiece Air-Purifying Respirator (APR), (CBRN APR Statement of Standard)”, published March 7, 2003, and as last revised April 4 2003

May 25, 2016

• NIOSH Science Blog: PPE-INFO Database

May 24, 2016

• PPE-INFO Database DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-134

May 9, 2016

• PPE-INFO Database

April 1, 2016

• Filtering Facepiece Respirators – Approvals for N95, R95, and P100

March 22, 2016

• Workplace Solution: Preparedness through Daily Practice: The Myths of Respiratory Protection in Healthcare
  DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-109 (March 2016)

March 16, 2016

• Fact Sheet: Use of Aftermarket Replacement Component Parts for NIOSH-Approved Respirators
  DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-107 (February 2016)

February 10, 2016

• Filtering Facepiece Respirators – Approvals for N95, R95, and P100

February 9, 2016

• N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Infographics

January 20, 2016

• First NIOSH/MSHA Approval for Large-Capacity (Cap 3) Closed-Circuit Escape Respirator, January 15, 2016