Meeting

Meeting 1: Review of NIOSH Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Program

When:

Friday, September 28, 2007 (8:00 AM)

Where:

Keck Center • 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Map

Topic(s):

Biomedical and Health Research, Health Care Workforce, Public Health

Activity:

Review of NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program (PPT)

Board(s):

Board on Health Sciences Policy

Open Session Agenda

Friday, September 28, 2007

8:00 am    Welcome and Introductions

• John Gallagher, M.D.
  Chair, Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program

8:15 am   Charge to the Committee/NIOSH Overview

• Lewis Wade, NIOSH Senior Science Advisor

8:45 am   Overview and Scope of the PPT Program

• Les Boord, Director, NPPTL
  Maryann D'Alessandro, Associate Director for Science, NPPTL

9:45 am   Break

10:00 am  PPT presentations - Reduce Exposure to Inhalation Hazards

• Respirator Certification & Mine Escape Respirators                 
  Les Boord, Director, NPPTL
   
• CBRN Respirator Standards                           
  Jon Szalajda, Branch Chief, Policy and Standards
   
• Anthropometrics, Fit, and Pandemic Preparedness
  Roland Berry Ann, Deputy Director, NPPTL
   
• Pandemic Research, Nanotechnology, and End-of-Service Life Indicators                
  Ron Shaffer, Branch Chief, Technology Research

11:45 am  Lunch Selection

• Keck Atrium, 3rd Floor Cafeteria

12:15 pm  Working Lunch

• PPT Presentations - Reduce Exposure to Injury Hazards
  Bill Haskell, Physical Scientist, NPPTL

1:00 pm   PPT Presentations - Reduce Exposure to Dermal Hazards

• Ron Shaffer, Branch Chief, Technology Research

2:00 pm   Wrap up and discussion

2:30 pm   Adjourn open session