NIOSH Conformity Assessment Meeting

NIOSH CA 2019-1020

August 2019

 

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 
Document Number

NIOSH CA 2019-1020 Page 2 of 3

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. 

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: 

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/resources/certpgmspt/meetings/10292019/registration.html

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
Document Number

NIOSH CA 2019-1020 Page 3 of 3

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.