The Latest News about Respiratory Protection

The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL)For Respirator Users

Key Resources

N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Infographics
NIOSH Respiratory Protection Resources for Ebola

An overview of Ebola, the recommended CDC guidelines, and the NIOSH-approved respiratory products meeting the criteria outlined by the CDC.
Respirator Trusted-Source Information

Provides methods to identify NIOSH-approved filtering facepiece respirators and answers to frequently asked questions.

Approved Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs) with Donning Instructions

Tables listing NIOSH-approved FFRs in the seven classes.

Certified Equipment List (CEL)

A searchable list of commercially-available, respiratory personal protective devices approved by NIOSH to meet the requirements of Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 84.

Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators Rules and Standards

CCER’s approved under Subpart O (current)

How to Petition NIOSH to Initiate Rulemaking Activity Related to the Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices

And more on https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/respusers.html

Information provided by Bobbi Jo Hurst, MBA, BSN, RN, COHN-S, SGE