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Total Inward Leakage Program for Respirators

July 2004
NIOSH Docket Number 036

The Program to add Total Inward Leakage requirements for all types of respirators as part of the NIOSH certification was begun in 2004. A public meeting to discuss the Concept, the half-mask air-purifying respirator benchmark testing results, and proposed requirements was held on June 26, 2007. The docket items related to that public meeting and the subsequent comments are listed below.

Meeting; Coraopolis, PA; June 26, 2007

Pre-Meeting Information

Total Inward Leakage Test for Half-mask Air-purifying Particulate Respirators, Procedure No. RCT-APR-STP-0068, January 31, 2007 [PDF - 2,190 KB]

Appendix A. Statistical Aspects of Formulating the TIL Criteria, Version 1, February 6, 2007 [PDF - 3,050 KB]

Notice of public meeting; 72 FR 29501; 5/29/07 [PDF - 2,560 KB]

Letter to all interested parties from Szalajda (NIOSH) regarding National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Public Meeting – 5/30/07 [PDF - 1,560 KB]

Meeting Information

Agenda for the NIOSH-NPPTL Total Intake Leakage Public Meeting; Coraopolis, PA – 6/26/07 [PDF - 184 KB]

Opening remarks [PDF - 903 KB]

Presentation titled, "Anthropometrics Research to Develop Respirator Fit Test Panels" by Zhuang(NIOSH) [PDF - 3,820 KB]

Presentation titled, "NPPTL Action Plan: Response to the IOM Report on the Assessment of the NIOSH Head-and-Face Anthropometric Survey of Respirator Users" by Shaffer(NIOSH) [PDF - 731 KB]

Presentation titled, "Statistical Explanations for Development of the TIL Criteria" by Landsittel(NIOSH) [PDF - 1,510 KB]

Presentation titled, "National Academies Involvement in PPT Activities: Assessment of the NIOSH Head-and-Face Anthropometric Survey of US Respirator Users" by Boord(NIOSH) [PDF - 798 KB]

Presentation titled, "Proposed Total Inward Leakage Testing in NIOSH Certification Benchmark Testing" by Newcomb(NIOSH) [PDF - 1,630 KB]

Presentation titled, "Proposed Total Inward Leakage Testing in NIOSH Certification NPPTL Testing Capabilities" by Szalajda(NIOSH) [PDF - 588 KB]

Presentation titled, "Proposed Total Inward Leakage Testing in NIOSH Certification Program Concept" by Newcomb(NIOSH) [PDF - 1,440 KB]

Presentation titled, "Proposed Total Inward Leakage Testing in NIOSH Certification Technical Concept" by Newcomb(NIOSH) [PDF - 1,780 KB]

Presentation titled, "NIOSH Public Meeting: Total Inward Leakage" by Pope(Institute of Medicine of the National Academies) [PDF - 1,830 KB]

Post-meeting Information

Transcript of the NIOSH/NPPTL Total Inward Leakage Public Meeting, Corapolis, PA, June 26, 2007 [PDF - 77,005 KB]

Meeting; Arlington, VA; August 25, 2004

Pre-Meeting Information

Notice; 69 FR 42059; Initial Discussions for Concepts of Total Inward Leakage (TIL) Requirements and Test Methods for Halfmask Respirators Including Elastomeric and Filtering Facepiece Styles; Marriott Key Bridge Hotel, Arlington, VA on August 25, 2004; 7/13/04 [PDF - 132 KB]

Program Concept for Total Inward Leakage (TIL) Performance Requirements and Test Methods – 4/20/04 [PDF - 134 KB]

Letter to all interested parties from Boord (NIOSH) – 7/14/04 [PDF - 115 KB]

Meeting Information

Meeting agenda – 8/25/04 [PDF - 143 KB]

Participant Listing -- 8/25/04 [PDF - 147 KB]

Meeting survey summary – 8/25/04 [PDF - 47 KB]

Presentation "Program Concept for Total Inward Leakage (TIL) Performance Requirements and Test Methods by Metzler & Boord (NIOSH)" – 8/25/04 [PDF - 2,498 KB]

Presentation "Total Inward Leakage Standards Development Efforts" by Newcomb (NIOSH) – 8/25/04 [PDF - 2,688 KB]

Presentation "New Respirator Fit Test Panels Representing the Current U.S. Civilian Workforce" by Zhuang (NIOSH) – 8/25/04 [PDF - 4,084 KB]

Presentation slide on NIOSH Docket Information – 8/25/04 [PDF - 118 KB]

Transcript from NIOSH public meeting on 8/25/04 in Arlington, VA [PDF - 7,418 KB]

Submissions in order of Receipt

Submission to the docket from Bradley (International Safety Equipment Association) – 10/1/04 [PDF - 226 KB]

Submission to the docket from Steward(Eastern Technologies) – 3/13/07 [PDF - 713 KB]

Submission to the docket from Green(Syntech International, Inc/PABBAN Development Co.) – 6/29/07 [PDF - 651 KB]

Submission to the docket from Weinberg(Wein Products Inc) – 6/29/07 [PDF - 706 KB]

Submission to the docket from Green(Syntech International, Inc/PABBAN Development Co.) – 7/18/07 [PDF - 1,710 KB]

Submission to the docket from Gardner(US Army RDBCOM) – 8/16/07 [PDF - 1,012 KB]

Submission to the docket from Birkner (Moldex-Metric) – 8/22/07 [PDF - 583 KB]

Submission to the docket from Sell(Dräger Safety, Inc.) – 8/27/07 [PDF - 1,170 KB]

Submission to the docket from Shaw(Mine Safety Appliances Co.) – 8/30/07 [PDF - 701 KB]

Submission to the docket from Arash(Triosyn Corporation/Safelife Corporation) – 8/31/07 [PDF - 2,280 KB]

Submission to the docket from Colton(3M) – 8/31/07 [PDF - 4,040 KB]

Submission to the docket from Shipp (International Safety Equipment Association) – 8/31/07 [PDF - 1,510 KB]

Submission to the docket from Weed(TSI Inc) – 8/31/07 [PDF - 3,070 KB]

Submission to the docket from Welsh(Cal/OSHA) – 8/31/07 [PDF - 1,280 KB]

Submission to the docket from Birkner (Moldex-Metric, Inc.) – 2/01/08 [PDF - 1,620 KB]

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