PERSONAL PROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Activities: NIOSH Research Projects

The activities of the PPT Program are summarized in the form of quad charts. The quad charts provide a quick visual snapshot of the project by providing the 1) objective of the project, 2) key milestones for the project, 3) lists of partners and stakeholders, 4) outputs and outcomes. The quad charts for the PPT Program are separated into four categories to reflect the goals of the Cross-Sector. The PPT Program project distributions for 2015 are listed below.

View prior project distributions for 2006 to 2013.

The PPT Program laboratory facilities are described here: PPT Program Laboratory Facilities [PDF - 4.5 MB] [current as of November 2007]

2015 Projects

• Inhalation
• Dermal
• Infrastructure
• Injury

Inhalation

• Long Term Field Evaluation of Special Respirators (NORA)
• TIL (other classes of respirators) (NORA)
• Certified Product Investigation Process (CPIP)
• Quality System Assessment and Records (Site Audits)
• Quality System Assessment and Records (Product Audits)
• Long Term Field Evaluation (LTFE) of SCSRs (NORA)
• Advancing Respiratory Device Technology through Breathing Gas Chemical Research
• Respiratory Protection during Post-Fire Activities
• Advancing Respiratory Personal Protective Equipment through ESLI Research
• Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Standard
• Technology Evaluation Branch Systems Support
• Respirator Testing and Certification
• Air Fed Ensembles
• Closed Circuit Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (CC-SCBA) Regulatory Module
• Combination Unit Respirator (CUR)
• Supplied Air Respirators (SAR) Module
• Healthcare Surveillance (Vanderbilt)
• Better Respirator Equipment Using Advanced Technologies For Healthcare Employees (BREATHE) (NORA)
• Fluid Resistance Properties of non-FDA cleared FFRs
• Comparison of Facemask & Respirator Filtration Test Methods
• Development of Computer-Aided Face-Fit Evaluation Methods (NORA)
• Frequency of Fit Testing (NORA)
• Respirator Performance Against Nanoparticles under Laboratory and Workplace Settings
• Physiological Evaluation of Tight- and Loose-Fitting PAPRs
• Advanced Headform Total Inward Leakage Test System
• Methods for continuous, real-time evaluation of Respirator Protection Factor
• Cardiorespiratory Effects of Respirators in Mild Respiratory Disease
• Why Hospital Staff Catch the Flu: Assessing Modes of Transmission
• O2 Saturation & Trans CO2 Levels in Pregnant Workers Using a Filtering Facepiece Respirator and Surgical Masks

Dermal

• Physiological Validation of the Total Heat Loss (THL) Test (NORA)
• Development of PPE Ensemble Test Methods (NORA)
• Next Generation Structural Fire Fighting PPE Ensemble: Project HEROES (NORA)
• Development of Performance and Design Criteria for Isolation Gowns
• Penetration of Engineering Nanomaterial Through Protective Gloves (NTRC)

Infrastructure

• National Academy of Science Involvement in NPPTL
• NORA Public Safety Sector Program
• PPT Cross Sector Program
• PPT Program, Conformity Assessment
• ISO 17025 Implementation in NPPTL Laboratories
• Respirator Approval: Policy and Standards Development
• 14-NS-14-06 DHS. Respiratory Protection Project (DHS S&T Directorate) Reimb (DHS)
• Chemical Characterization and Optimization of Chemicals in Respiratory Protective Devices
• Standards Development - Organizational Committee Support - ISO
• Evaluation, Certification and Coordination Activities
• Validation of ISO Proposed Protection Class
• PPE Pro Database
• Respirator Certification Fees
• Standards Development - Organizational Committee Support - ANSI
• Standards Development - Organizational Committee Support - ASTM
• Standards Development - Organizational Committee Support - NFPA
• InterAgency Board (IAB)
• PPT Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Intervention in Pesticide Handlers
• Technology Research Branch Overview
• Sweating Thermal Manikin Testing (Natick-US Army)
• Comparison of ISO 16900-1 Test Methods for Determing Inward Leakage
• Validation and Evaluation of ISO Work of Breathing Test Method and Proposed RPD Performance Requirement
• A Java-based Permeation Calculator for Eff Workplace Health Pro and Reappr of ASTM Std F2815
• Eval of Stability of Stockpiled Respirators
• Communication and Outreach Overall Plan
• Assessment of Mobile Applications for Improving Healthcare Worker Compliance with Proper Respirator Use
• Healthcare Worker Respirator Surveillance and Interventions

Injury

• Fire Fighter Fatality and Injury Prevention Program - Protective Clothing and SCBA Evaluations
• Cardiovascular Event Intervention in Firefighters using Wearable Personal Cooling Systems and/or Prophylactic Aspirin Therapy
• Evaluation of Postural Stability in Subjects Exercising in a Hot Environment While Wearing Firefighter PPE