Meeting 9- IOM Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health
- When:
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 (1:00 PM)
- Where:
- National Academy of Sciences Building • 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006 Map
- Topic(s):
- Biomedical and Health Research, Health Care Workforce, Public Health
- Activity:
- Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health
- Board(s):
- Board on Health Sciences Policy
OPEN SESSION - 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
1:00 Continue Discussion on NPPTL Updates
Les Boord, NIOSH NPPTL
Maryann D’Alessandro, NIOSH NPPTL
Committee Discussion
2:00 – 3:00 Recent and Upcoming Studies – Report, Committee Input and Advice Regarding Scope and Progress
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IOM Letter Report
—Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers in the Workplace Against Novel H1N1 Influenza A
Bonnie Rogers, vice-chair, letter report committee
Sundaresan Jayaraman
, committee member
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Discussions on New Studies
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Certification of Personal Protective Equipment
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Overview of the task – Maryann D’Alessandro
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Issues for discussion
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Suggestions for relevant case studies of other types of certified safety equipment (e.g., personal flotation devices, law enforcement body armor)
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Scope of the study – breadth of the definition of PPE
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Scope of the study – currently certified PPE (e.g., protective clothing for wildland fire fighting, protective clothing for first responders to CBRN events)
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Update of Research on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic
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Overview of the task – Maryann D’Alessandro
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Issues for discussion
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Scope of the study – breadth of ongoing research efforts on influenza transmission
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Research on strengthening a workplace culture of safety
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Design and engineering research
3:00 – 3:30 Planning for Next Meeting
3:30 Adjourn