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NIOSH / NIST / SBCCOM Public Meeting - Full Facepiece Air-Purifying Respirator (APR) and Air-Purifying Escape Respirator Standards Development (for Protection Against CBRN Agents)

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June 18-19, 2002

Schedule of Presentations


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Agenda - Day 1 (June 18, 2002)

Time Topic Presenter
1:00 - 1:10 Administrative Remarks / Agenda Mr. Richard Metzler, NIOSH
Mr. Wayne Davis, SBCCOM
1:10 - 1:40 Opening Remarks
Mr. Philip Mattson, NIST
1:40 - 2:30 Project Overview / Concept / Milestones Mr. Les Boord, NIOSH
2:30 - 2:50 Break  
2:50 - 3:50 Hazard Analysis
* Test Representative Substances
* Toxic Industrial Chemicals - Identification and Modeling
Mr. Jonathan Szalajda, NIOSH
Mr. Mike Monahan, NIOSH
Mr. James Genovese, SBCCOM

3:50 - 4:30 Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants Mr. Frank Palya, NIOSH
Dr. Donald Rivin, SBCCOM
4:30 -5:00 Attendee Presentations   
  "Permeation Characteristics of Some Common Polymers Against the Mustard Simulant 1,5-Dichloropentane"
Dr. Larry Brey, 3M
 

"ISEA Comments to the proposed NIOSH Certification Standard for CBRN APR Presented at the NIOSH Public Meeting on June 18, 2002"

Ms. Janice Bradley, ISEA

Agenda - Day 2 (June 19, 2002)

Time Topic Presenter
8:30 - 9:30 Benchmark Testing Mr. Mike Monahan, NIOSH
Mr. Les Boord, NIOSH
9:30 - 10:00 Systems Tests
* Chemical Agent Testing
* Laboratory Respiratory Protection Level (LRPL)
Mr. Terrence Cloonan, NIOSH
Mr. Lee Campbell, SBCCOM
Mr. Alex Pappas, SBCCOM
10:00 - 10:30 Human Factors Mr. Terrence Cloonan, NIOSH
Mr. David Caretti, SBCCOM
10:30 - 10:45 Break  
10:45 - 11:15 Environmental Factors Mr. Frank Palya, NIOSH
Mr. Paul Gardner, SBCCOM
11:15 - 11:25 Interchangeability Concept Mr. Les Boord, NIOSH
Mr. Terrence Cloonan, NIOSH
11:25 - 12:00 CBRN APR Test Matrix Mr. Jonathan Szalajda, NIOSH
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch  
1:00 - 1:15 Implementation Process Mr. Roland BerryAnn, NIOSH
1:15 - 3:00 Attendee Presentations  
 

"CBIRF initiated, TSWG supported Individual Protective Requirements"

LTC Scott Graham, CBIRF

  "Respirator Filter Collection Efficiency of Biological Aerosols: A Review" Mr. Craig Colton, 3M
  "CBRN Air Purifying Respirator Performance Testing" Mr. Robert Weber, 3M
  "Why is PIAF so important that we need to change the way we test APR's?" Mr. Goran Berndtssom, SEA
    Mr. Evan Hensley, CHEM-TEX
  "Lessons Being Learned" Mr. Ron Herring, MSA
3:00 - 3:15 Break  
3:15 - 4:30 Open Comment Period Mr. Les Boord, NIOSH
Mr. Richard Metzler, NIOSH
Mr. Wayne Davis, SBCCOM
4:30 - 5:00 Summary and Conclusions Mr. Les Boord, NIOSH
Mr. Richard Metzler, NIOSH
Mr. Wayne Davis, SBCCOM

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Page last reviewed: June 18, 2002 (archived document)
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