According to the CDC, when worn consistently, well-fitting respirators approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health — including N95s — “provide the highest level of protection ...

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The use of PPE is required and essential in multiple industries. But in the last few years, getting some PPE has proven difficult. In the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, access to ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that NIOSH-approved respirators, including elastomeric half-mask respirators (EHMRs), are appropriate for use against SARS-CoV-2 in ...

While the mask mandates born during the Covid-19 crisis have slowly disappeared for the most part, proper N95 mask can help protect you from both the spread of germs and disease as well as airborne ...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has announced the Phase 3 winners of its Respirator Fit Evaluation Challenge, a $350,000 competition aimed at improving the real-time ...

NIOSH has issued the first approval for a respirator that complies with the new requirements for closed-circuit escape respirators (CCERs). The approval comes approximately nine months ahead of the ...

ElastoMaskPro is an N95 reusable respirator designed specifically for frontline workers. It is easy to use and breathe through, lightweight, simple to disinfect, reusable thousands of times, provides ...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has issued the first two certificates of approval for air-purifying escape respirators (APER) with chemical, biological, radiological ...

In a June 6 Letter of Authorization (LoA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reissued its March 28 LoA to revise emergency use authorization (EUA) eligibility criteria for imported, ...

The following quote is attributed to Suzanne Schwartz, M.D., M.B.A., director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation in the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health.