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**List of NIOSH-approved Filtering Facepiece Respirators****National Academies Holds March Workshop to Explore Opportunities to Increase the Use of Reusable Health Care Textiles for Personal Protective Equipment**NIOSH is sponsoring the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to host a virtual public workshop, March 4-5, 2024, examining opportunities to increase the use of reusable health care textiles (HCTs) for personal protective equipment (PPE) used in health care settings. Technical experts, policy makers, manufacturers, PPE users in health care, and others will have the opportunity to explore the potential benefits and feasibility of integrating more reusable HCTs into health care operations.
**REGISTER NOW** For more information, please visit the project webpage.**News****CA 2024-1072 –** Effective Immediately: Voluntary Rescission of one A & Z Pharmaceutical, Inc. Approval
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