INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
National Academy of Sciences

Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health

Fourth Meeting
October 23, 2006
Keck Center of the National Academies
Room 110
500 5^th St., NW
Washington, D.C.

AGENDA

Goals for the Fourth Committee Meeting:

• Explore a systems approach for PPE certification and approval

• Discuss the roles of various government agencies and private sector standards setting organizations

Monday, October 23, 2006

OPEN SESSION

Coordinating and Improving Standards and Certification for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Questions to Address:

• How does the work of your agency or organization relate to other efforts (public and private sector) regarding personal protective equipment? What is needed to reduce overlap and clarify roles?
• What do you see as important areas of inconsistencies or overlap in PPE standard setting?
• Should all PPE (for workers and the general public) be required to be certified? By whom?
• What is the optimal way to ensure a rigorous approval process for effective PPE? What are the   areas of conflict of interest of product manufacturer, industry, and worker needs?
• What is needed to ensure that workers and the general public can identify effective and certified/approved equipment?

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.         Continental Breakfast—Room 110

8:30 – 9:15                  Welcome and Introductory Remarks
                                  Lewis Goldfrank, Chair

Overview of the PPE Landscape:

Where Is Coordination Needed?  What Are the Certification Needs? What’s Needed to Ensure Worker and Public Awareness? 
Jeffrey Stull, International Personnel Protection

Considering the PPE Issues:  Pandemic Flu Preparations as an Example
James August, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees 

Discussion 

9:15  - 11:00              Pespectives from Federal Agencies

           9:15 – 10:15    Panel Presentatiom
                                Les Boord, NPPTL, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
                                Sheila Murphey, Food and Drug Administration
                                Dino Mattorano, Environmental Protection Agency
                                Doris Cash, Mine Safety and Health Administration
                                Stephan Graham, InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization
                                and InterOperability (DoD, DHS, NIOSH, NIST)

            10:15 – 11:00  Discussion

11:00 – 11:15              Break

11:15 – 12:30              Perspectives from Standards Setting and Certifying Organizations

            11:15 – 11:45  Panel Presentations
                                  Jim Johnson, ANSI committee
                                  Joe Waters, Underwriters Laboratory
                                  Patricia Gleason, Safety Equipment Institute                                             

            11:45 – 12:30    Discussion

12:30 – 1:30                LUNCH  - Keck Atrium

1:30 – 2:00                  Additional Perspectives
                                  Jeff Burgess, University of Arizona       

 2:00 – 2:45                  A Systems Approach for PPE – What’s Needed and Next Steps  
                                   Group Discussion

 2:45 – 3:00                 Summary

 3:00                           Adjourn Open Session

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