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According to the CDC, when worn consistently, well-fitting respirators approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health — including N95s — “provide the highest level of protection ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that NIOSH-approved respirators, including elastomeric half-mask respirators (EHMRs), are appropriate for use against SARS-CoV-2 in ...

The use of PPE is required and essential in multiple industries. But in the last few years, getting some PPE has proven difficult. In the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, access to ...

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Mask, a Fort Worth-based company, is now a leading provider of American-made, NIOSH-certified N95 particulate respirators. The company's ...

Does your facility have a respirator program that will adequately protect workers in the event of a terrorist attack? Until the government certifies products that protect workers from these threats, ...

Accordingly, health care personnel are no longer authorized to use in health care settings the devices authorized under those EUAs. Health care personnel may, however, continue to use in health care ...

In a June 6 Letter of Authorization (LoA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reissued its March 28 LoA to revise emergency use authorization (EUA) eligibility criteria for imported, ...

NIOSH issued the first two certificates of approval for air-purifying escape respirators (APER) with chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) protection. Approval was granted on October ...

The following quote is attributed to Suzanne Schwartz, M.D., M.B.A., director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation in the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health.