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Appendix A: Agenda
Pages 59-66

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... Welcome and Introductions Jim Johnson, Chair, IOM Workshop Planning Committee Linda Hawes Clever, Chair, IOM Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health (COPPE)
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From page 60...
... 8:45 – 10:05 a.m. Panel 1: Understanding Current PAPR Regulations and Standards -- Certification of PAPRs for Use in Health Care Settings Facilitator: Linda Clever, Chair, Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health and Planning Committee Member 8:45 – 8:50 Panel Introductions 8:50 – 9:35 Presentations • NPPTL Certification Standards Roland Berry Ann, NPPTL • ISO Standards Craig Colton, 3M Personal Safety, 3M • Regulatory Perspective Deborah Gold, Cal/OSHA (via WebEx)
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From page 61...
... • Jo Garrison, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center • Karen Anderson, CA Pacific Medical • Mark Catlin, Service Employees International Union 11:25 – 12:00 Discussion Issues for Presentations and Discussion: • Why, where, and how are PAPRs being used in health care settings? • What actions need to be taken to ensure PAPRs are properly used in the health care setting?
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... Panel 3: Employer Experience with PAPRs in Health Care Settings Facilitator: Barbara DeBaun, COPPE and Planning Committee Member 12:45 – 12:50 Panel Introductions 12:50 – 1:50 Presentations • Jim Chang, University of Maryland • Lewis Radonovich, Department of Veterans Affairs • Trish Perl, Johns Hopkins University (via WebEx) • Jeffrey C
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From page 63...
... • What actions need to be taken to ensure PAPRs are properly used in the health care setting, especially as part of the national pandemic preparedness? • What changes in PAPR design and function are needed?
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... Panel 5: Research and Design Perspectives -- Improving PAPRs for Use in Health Care Settings Facilitator: Dan Shipp, COPPE and Planning Committee Member 8:40 – 8:45 Panel Introductions 8:45 – 9:45 Presentations • Understanding the Respiratory Demands of the Health Care Workforce Philip Harber, University of Arizona • The Importance of Appropriate Battery Life in PAPR Usage, Maintenance, and Lifespan Rich Metzler, NPPTL • Research and Design and the Impact of Certification Standards Larry Green, Syntech International • Evaluating the Physiological Performance of PAPRs Edward J Sinkule, NPPTL 9:45 – 10:15 Discussion Issues for Presentations and Discussion: • What research has been done on determining optimal flow rates for health care workers?
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... • What are the priorities for improving the use of PAPRs in health care settings? • What are the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to modifying the PAPR certification requirements and standards?
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Key Terms

  • care settings
  • panel introductions
  • papr certification
  • iom workshop
  • jim johnson

  • personal protective
  • iso standards
  • craig colton
  • certification requirements
  • care workforce

  • personal safety
  • pandemic preparedness
  • planning committee
  • care workers
  • linda hawes

  • worker protection
  • regulatory perspective
  • osf saint
  • various approaches
  • standards evolve

  • flow rates
  • papr regulations
  • current niosh
  • saint francis
  • papr standards

  • current papr
  • roland berry
  • care worker
  • wearing paprs
  • trish perl


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