Business · 16/11/2012Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

NIOSH to Use Existing Provisions to Test and Approve Respirators for Wildland Fire-Fighting Operations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health plans to utilize existing regulations to assess and certify air-purifying respirators and powered air-purifying respirators designed to protect against inhalation hazards in wildland fire-fighting environments, as outlined in the National Fire Protection Association's 1984 standard for respirators used in wildland fire-fighting operations.