The personal protective technology program at NIOSH : reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Responsibility
- Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.
- Imprint
- Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2008.
- Physical description
- 1 online resource (xix, 193 pages) : illustrations
- Series
- Reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; 5.
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Creators/Contributors
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
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- 1 Front Matter
- 2 Summary
- 3 1 Introduction
- 4 2 Relevance of the NIOSH PPT Program
- 5 3 Impact of the NIOSH PPT Program
- 6 4 Emerging Issues and Research Areas in Personal Protective Technology
- 7 5 Recommendations for PPT Program Improvement
- 8 Appendix A: Framework for the Review of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- 9 Appendix B: Methods: Committee Information Gathering
- 10 Appendix C: Information Provided by the NIOSH PPT Program
- 11 Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.
- (source: Nielsen Book Data)
- Publisher's summary
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Maintaining the health and safety of workers in the United States and globally is accomplished in part by reducing hazardous exposures through the use of personal protective equipment. Personal protective technologies (PPT) include respirators worn by construction workers and miners; protective clothing, respirators, and gloves worn by firefighters and mine rescue workers; and respirators and protective clothing worn by healthcare workers. An estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators in 1.3 million U.S. workplaces. For some occupations, such as firefighting, the worker's protective equipment is the only form of protection against life-threatening hazards; for other workers, the PPT is a supplement to ventilation and other environmental, engineering, or administrative hazard controls. In the United States, federal responsibility for civilian worker PPT is integral to the mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This book examines the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program (PPT Program) and specifically focuses on the relevance and impact of this program in reducing hazardous exposures and improving worker health and safety.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
Subjects
- Subjects
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- Industrial safety > Research > United States > Evaluation.
- Occupational Health Services > organization & administration.
- Accident Prevention > methods.
- Accidents, Occupational > prevention & control.
- Health Services Research.
- Occupational Health.
- Safety Management > methods.
- United States.
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Workplace Culture.
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Human Resources & Personnel Management.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2008
- Series
- Reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; 5
- ISBN
- 9780309120197 (electronic bk.)
- 0309120195 (electronic bk.)
- 0309120187
- 9780309120180
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