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										**Subject:** Meeting with Respirator Manufacturers, October 29, 2019, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
NIOSH Pittsburgh Facility, Building 140 Multipurpose Room or by Adobe ConnectNIOSH CA 2019-1020
August 2019
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory is holding a meeting on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the NIOSH Pittsburgh Facility. All manufacturers, manufacturer application preparers, and other interested parties are welcome to attend. Remote participation, via Adobe Connect, will be available for this meeting. The meeting is scheduled from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM EST.
View meeting Agenda.
Topics to be discussed may include: 2019 NIOSH Conformity Assessment notices posted and under development, state of the NIOSH NPPTL laboratories, U.S. ARMY Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center update, respirator-related regulatory and consensus standard development activities, post market (audit) reports, and an update on respirator stockpiling research.
Registration is required for participation. Because this meeting is being held at a Federal facility, **pre-registration is required on or before October 22, 2019** and a government-issued photo ID will be required to obtain entrance to the facility.
**Non‐U.S. citizens need to register on or before September 2, 2019** to allow sufficient time for mandatory facility security clearance procedures to be completed. Once your registration form indicating you are not a U.S. Citizen is received, you will receive an email from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) International Visitor Requests. This email will include a link to a secure site requesting additional information. CDC approval must be established before entry to the CDC NIOSH facility will be permitted. All foreign nationals must present the same documents submitted with the visitor registration form (current passport, entry visa, or permanent residency card) at the security gate on the day of your visit. If you have any questions regarding this process, please email Mike Dojcak at lmy5@cdc.gov, or by phone at (412) 386-5295.
NPPTL personnel will be available for one-on-one meetings from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM on Monday, October 28, 2019. The meetings can be scheduled in half hour segments. If you would like to schedule time to discuss quality assurance, project review, or approval issues, please contact Tom Pouchot via email at clq0@cdc.gov or by phone at (412) 386-4036. If you would like to schedule time to discuss testing operations, post-approval monitoring activities, or to setup a lab tour, please contact Jeff Palcic via email at dwk6@cdc.gov or by phone at (412) 386-5247. **International visitors requesting a meeting must be sure to include both dates (October 28 and 29) on the visitor request form.**
The agenda will include a break for lunch. Attendees wishing to have lunch (pizza, salad, water or soft drink) can pay $10.00 upon arrival and check in. NPPTL staff will order and pick up the food prior to the break.
To register for the meeting, please complete the registration form at the following link: (No longer available)Meeting Agenda

Meeting Agenda
Time
Topic
Presenter(s)8:30-9:00
**Registration/Check in/Pay for Lunch**9:00-9:15
**Welcome and Opening Remarks**
Maryann D’Alessandro9:15-10:15
**Approval Program Updates since the 2018 meeting**
Introduce NIOSH NPPTL Staff
Metrics Achieved and Issues EncounteredNIOSH CA 2019-1011 (NIOSH Panel and Isoamyl Acetate Fit Testing)NIOSH CA 2019-1013 (Labeling Requirements)NIOSH CA 2019-1017 (ISO 11119-2)NIOSH CA 2019-1019 (NIOSH Quality Control Plan Requirements)
Standard Test Procedure Updates
Jeff Peterson, John Powers,
Colleen Miller10:15-10:30
**Break**10:30-10:50
**CCDC CBC Status Update**
Mark Ciampaglio10:50-11:20
**2019 Topics**
Standard Application Procedures Workgroup
Input from meeting attendees
Respirator Accessories
Rescinding approvals, informing NIOSH about changes
Company name
Manufacturing locations
Primary contact
ISEA and NIOSH members

NIOSH TBD
Bob Stein11:20-11:45
**Discussion and Questions**
All11:45-12:45
**Lunch**12:45-1:30
**Manufacturer Roundtable/Panel Topics**
Experience with turn-around times
Assigning reviewers to companies
Proposed regulatory approaches for RFC
Perceived limitation of the DEIMS
ISO TC 94/SC15 Update
Kati Wenzel
Dan Glucksman or Lynn Feiner
Dan Glucksman
ISEA or Panel Member
Geoff Betsinger1:30-1:50
**Cylinder Manufacturer Perspective**
ISEA Member1:50-2:10
**Break**2:10-2:30
**42 CFR 84 Regulatory Updates**
Fee Tables
Powered Air Purifying Respirators
PAPR Research Federal Register Notice
Jeff Peterson
Jeff Palcic
Jon Szalajda2:30-3:00
**Respiratory Consensus Standards Development**
Combination Unit Respirators
Respirator Fit Capability
NFPA Committee Updates
Jon Szalajda
Chris Coffey
Bob Stein, Heidi Sewchok3:00-3:20
**Respirator Stockpiling Research**
Lee Greenawald3:20-3:50
**Wrap–up/Questions**
All
Agenda [PDF – 125 KB]Supplemental Information
**Hotel Accommodations:** There are several hotels located in close proximity to the NIOSH facility:
Comfort Inn – 4.0 miles from NIOSH. No local shuttle service.
1340 Lebanon Church Road, Pittsburgh PA 15236
(412) 653-6600
Hampton Inn Pittsburgh/West Mifflin – 4.3 miles from NIOSH. Shuttle service does not extend to NIOSH.
1550 Lebanon Church Road, Pittsburgh PA 15236
(412) 650-1000
Spring Hill Suites by Marriott West Mifflin – 4.5 miles from NIOSH. Shuttle service does not extend to NIOSH.
1000 Regis Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15236
(412) 653-9800
Crowne Plaza Suites Pittsburgh South – 6.6 miles from NIOSH. Shuttle service does not extend to NIOSH.
164 Fort Couch Road, Pittsburgh PA 15241
(412) 833-5300
Holiday Inn Express – 7.0 miles from NIOSH. Shuttle service does not extend to NIOSH.
3122 Lebanon Church Road, West Mifflin PA 15122
(412) 469-1900
None of these hotels offers shuttle service to/from the airport.
If you do not want to rent a car, other visitors have used a few limo services with success:
Super Shuttle (800) 258-3826
J&W Airport Transportation (412) 720-7721
Carey Pittsburgh / Allegheny Limousine (800) 660-8671
Uber and Lyft are other options.Meeting with Respirator Manufacturers, October 29, 2019, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST, NIOSH Pittsburgh Facility, Building 140 Multipurpose Room or by Adobe Connect [PDF – 149 KB]
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  August 21, 2019						Source: 	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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