Workshop on Engineering Controls for Preventing Airborne Infections
in Workers in Health Care and Related Facilities
CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) is convening a "Workshop on Engineering Controls for
Preventing Airborne Infections in Workers in Health Care and
Related Facilities" to be held July 14-16, 1993, in Cincinnati.
Attendance will be limited to 400.
The purpose of the workshop is to review the nature and extent
of airborne transmission of infections in workers in health-care
and related facilities; review current data and new findings
regarding the engineering control of airborne infections that may
have relevance to occupational exposures in health-care and other
institutions; identify gaps in knowledge that might be filled by
directed research; and recommend a national research agenda that,
if implemented, would close the gaps and permit reliable
recommendations for protecting workers. The workshop format will
include speakers and panel discussions addressing 1) aerosol
characterization, 2) source characterization and control, 3)
building designs, and 4) ventilation designs.
Additional information and registration forms are available
from the Project Coordinator (R-2), Engineering Controls Workshop,
NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226; telephone
(513) 841-4321.
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