NIOSH Webinar to Focus on Personal Protective Technology Plan for Healthcare

As part of NIOSH’s 2024 Respiratory Protection Week, taking place Sept. 3–6, the agency will host a new webinar to discuss its approach to setting healthcare personal protective technology (PPT) “targets” for 2020–2030. The targets support six objectives: conducting workplace exposure assessments and hazard evaluations to inform PPT policies and standards; developing, evaluating, and innovating PPT performance requirements and test methods; developing tactics to extend PPT supplies during emergencies; developing guidance to inform PPT implementation; providing national leadership; and expanding the nation’s PPT research and innovation capacities. At 11 a.m. ET on Sept. 4, join NIOSH presenters as they provide an overview of these targets and discuss the agency’s accomplishments.

This year marks NIOSH’s fifth Respiratory Protection Week. Each year, NIOSH shares resources to help promote proper respiratory protection practices and aims to highlight the importance of respiratory protection on the job. For more information, including on how to participate, visit the NIOSH website.