Integration of
FDA and NIOSH Processes
Used to Evaluate Respiratory
Protective Devices for
Health Care Workers
Proceedings of a Workshop
Catharyn T. Liverman and Joe Alper, Rapporteurs
Board on Health Sciences Policy
Health and Medicine Division
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS
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This activity was supported by Award #10002969 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.
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PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE WORKSHOP ON THE INTEGRATION OF FDA AND NIOSH PROCESSES USED TO EVALUATE RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS1
LINDA HAWES CLEVER (Chair), California Pacific Medical Center
HOWARD J. COHEN, Yale University
BARBARA DEBAUN, Cynosure Health
JAMES S. JOHNSON, JSJ and Associates
CECILE S. ROSE, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver
KERRI L. RUPE, College of Nursing, University of Iowa
DANIEL K. SHIPP, International Safety Equipment Association
MARK SHIRLEY, Sutter Health
Project Staff
CATHARYN T. LIVERMAN, Program Director
JUDY ESTEP, Program Associate
ANDREW M. POPE, Director, Board on Health Sciences Policy
Consultant
JOE ALPER, Writer
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1The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s planning committees are solely responsible for organizing this workshop, identifying topics, and choosing speakers. The responsibility for this published Proceedings of a Workshop rests with the workshop rapporteurs and the institution.
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STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH1
LINDA HAWES CLEVER (Chair), California Pacific Medical Center
HOWARD J. COHEN, Yale University
BARBARA DEBAUN, Cynosure Health
DAVID M. DEJOY, University of Georgia
EMIEL A. DENHARTOG, North Carolina State University
WILLIAM H. KOJOLA, AFL-CIO, retired
HERNANDO PEREZ, Department of Homeland Security
DAVID PREZANT, New York City Fire Department
CECILE S. ROSE, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver
KERRI L. RUPE, College of Nursing, University of Iowa
ANUGRAH SHAW, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
DANIEL K. SHIPP, International Safety Equipment Association
MARK SHIRLEY, Sutter Health
JAMES P. ZEIGLER, J.P. Zeigler, LLC
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1The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s standing committees do not issue, review, or approve individual documents. The responsibility for this published Proceedings of a Workshop rests with the workshop rapporteurs and the institution.
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Reviewers
This Proceedings of a Workshop was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published Proceedings of a Workshop as sound as possible and to ensure that this Proceedings of a Workshop meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain privileged to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this Proceedings of a Workshop:
LISA BROSSEAU, University of Illinois, Chicago
JAMES CHANG, University of Maryland Medical Center
LINDA ROUSE O’NEILL, Health Industry Distributors Association
MARK SHIRLEY, Sutter Health
GEETA SOOD, Johns Hopkins University
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of the Proceedings of a Workshop before its release. The review of this Proceedings of a Workshop was overseen by BONNIE ROGERS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this Proceedings of a Workshop was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of the Proceedings of a Workshop rests entirely with the rapporteurs and the institution.
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