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NIOSH / NIST / SBCCOM Public Meeting - Air Purifying Respirator Standards Development (for Protection Against CBRN Agents)

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October 16-17, 2002

Schedule of Presentations


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Agenda - Day 1 (October 16, 2002)

Time Topic Presenter
1:00 - 1:00 Administrative Remarks / Agenda Mr. Richard Metzler, NIOSH
1:00 - 1:10 Standards Development Status / Overview Mr. Les Boord, NIOSH
1:40 - 2:30 Air Purifying Respirator Concepts

Benchmark Study: Canister Survey of Existing "First Responder" Type Products

Panel:
Mr. Jonathan Szalajda, NIOSH
Mr. Mike Monahan, NIOSH
Mr. Terry Thornton, NIOSH
Mr. Frank Palya, NIOSH
Mr. Les Boord, NIOSH
Mr. John Dower, NIOSH
Mr. Terrance Cloonan, NIOSH

2:30 - 2:50 Break  
2:50 - 4:45

Air- Purifying Respirator Concepts: 

Requirements Based on Existing National and International Standards

Panel
4:15 - 5:00 Attendee Presentations   
  "Initial Findings: Respiratory Airflow in Working Individuals Wearing Chemical Protection" Dr. J. Kaufman, NAVAIR
  "CBIRF Initiated, MCSC, ONR & TSWG supported Individual Protective Requirements"

Mr. S. Pitts, CBIRF

Agenda - Day 2 (October 17, 2002)

Time Topic Presenter
8:30 - 8:40 Air Purifying Respirator Overview Mr. Jonathan Szalajda, NIOSH
8:40 - 9:30 APR CBRN Standard Implementation Mr. Les Boord, NIOSH
9:30 - 10:00 Open Comment Period - CBRN APR  
10:00 - 10:30 Break (including Sub Panel discussions)  
  - Environmental Conditioning and Human Factors Testing Mr. Frank Palya, NIOSH
  - SMARTMAN and Chemical Warfare Agent Testing Mr. Terrence Cloonan, NIOSH
Mr. Raymond Lins, SBCCOM
10:30 - 11:00 Simulant Project Mr. Frank Palya, NIOSH
11:00 - 11:45 Attendee Presentations

 

 

"Proposed Revision of the IAB
Standard Equipment List"

"Proposed Changes to NFPA 1994 Chemical Biological Terrorism Ensembles"

Mr. William Haskell, SBCCOM
  "The Role of PIAF in The Testing of Air Purifying Respirators" Mr. G. Berndtsson, SEA
  "Array Based Chemiresistor Sensors for Residual Life and End of Service Life Indication"
Mr. T. Burch, Cyrano Sci.
11:45 - 1:00 Lunch  
1:00 - 1:30 Sub Panel Discussions  
  - Environmental Conditioning Mr. Frank Palya, NIOSH
  - SMARTMAN and CWA Testing Mr. Ray Lins, SBCCOM
Mr. Terrance Cloonan, NIOSH
1:30 - 2:15 Air-Purifying Escape Respirator Concepts Panel
2:15 - 3:15

Open Comment Period - CBRN Escape Respirators

 

3:15 - 3:30 Break (including sub-panel discussions)  
3:30 - 3:45 Standards Development Schedule Mr. Les Boord, NIOSH
3:45 - 4:45 Open Comment Period  
4:45 - 5:00 Summary and Conclusions  

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Page last reviewed: June 18, 2004 (archived document)
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