Thermal Characteristics of Fire Fighter Training Simulators and Effects on Respiratory Protection Ensembles

Amy Quiring, Judge Morgan, Michael Parham and Yuqing Ding

Scott Health and Safety, Research and Development 

Filter Testing with Tear Gas

Andy Capon

Avon Protection 

Respiratory Protection Assigned Protection Factors: How did we get here? Where are we going?

Geoff Betsinger

3M, Occupational Health and Environmental Safety 

Will the ISO Protection Level Classification System be a Barrier or Conduit to Adoption?

Geoff Betsinger

3M, Occupational Health and Environmental Safety 

Respiratory Protection for Wildland Firefighters

Girish Srinivas; Steven Gebhard; Rita Dubovik; Drew Galloway; and Bob Copeland

TDA Research, Inc. 

New Qualitative Respirator Fit Test System: Qfit

Greg Olson, Vince Majkowski, Rich Remiarz

TSI Instruments 

The Revolutionary Antiviral Mask: Story of Activated Dolomite

Hideaki Yamana, Kazuo Wakabayashi, Koichi Motoike, Katsuya Yoshii, Norihide Enomoto, Charles Young, Norio Yamamoto Toshihiro Ito and Koichi Otsuki

Mochigase Co., Ltd.
Midori Anzen Co., Ltd.
Department of Human Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Laboratory of Cell-based Vaccine Development, Center for Influenza Virus Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
The Avian Zoonosis Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Japan 

Sampling-device with Enhanced Function of Recording Human Breathing Patterns in Actual Work Conditions

Hiroki Haruta, Hisashi Yuasa, Eriko Shimizu, Kanae Tachi, Kazushi Kimura, Hitoshi Emi, Kosuke Nozaki and Shigeru Tanaka

Koken Ltd., Hanno Lab. 

Occupational Respiratory Protection in China: Some Changes in Awareness, Training and Product Application

Hong Yao

3M China, Technical Department 

Respiratory Cartridge Service Life: the Use of a Modified Version of the Wood’s Approach

Jaime Lara, Daniel Cossement, Iheb Bellasfar, Florence Janvier and Daniel Drolet

Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, 505, boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, PQ, H3A 3C2, Canada
Hydrogen Research Institute, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 boul. des Forges, Trois- Rivières, PQ, G8Y 5S9, Canada

Investigation of Factors Affecting the Performance of N95 Respirator Filters

Jaime Lara, Reza Mostofi, Bei Wang, Ali Bahoul, Yves Cloutier and Fariborz Haghighat

Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8, Canada
Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, 505, boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest,PQ, H3A 3C2, Canada 

Contact Interaction and Air Flow Characteristics between Respirators and Headforms

Jingzhou (James) Yang, Zhipeng Lei, and Ziqing Zhuang

Human-Centric Design Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory 

The Impact of Small Variables on the Big Picture in Respirator Wear

Leif Å. Ekman

EZE Communications 

Respiratory Protection Throughout the 1st Decade of the 21st Century: a U.S. Perspective

Les Boord

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory 

The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) Contributions to Worker Safety and Health

Les Boord

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory 

The Influence of Higher Air Flows on the Adsorption Capacity and Breakthrough Time of Carbon

Menno de Jonge; Tineke Albers

TNO/Proqares 

Factors that Promote Gas and Vapor Desorption from Filters and Recommendations for Proper Change- Out Management

Michael Parham, Sean Cornelious, Amy Quiring and Yuqing Ding

Scott Health and Safety, Research and Development 

The Quality of RPD Fit Testing in the UK

Mike Clayton

Health and Safety Laboratory, UK 

European PEROSH Project: Determination of Workplace Protection Factors (WPF) for Respiratory Protective Devices

Mike Clayton and Stefan Sticher

Health and Safety Laboratory, UK
Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA), Germany 

Factors Influencing the Implementation of RPD Programmes in the Workplace

Nick Vaughan, Nikki Bell, Jane Hopkinson and Mike Clayton

Health and Safety Laboratory, UK

Required Information of Desorption when Using Gas Filters

Norikazu Kurano, Meguru Inai and Hiroshi Yamada

Shigematsu Works Co., Ltd., Research Department 

Optimization of Conditions for Removal of Chemical Agents Using RSM

P. K. Park; J. K. Kim; and B. S. Yoon

Sancheong

Measurement of Rebreathed Carbon Dioxide in Airfed Suits

Rhiannon Mogridge

Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL), UK 

SizeChina: Head Shape Variation between Chinese and Western Populations

Roger Ball

Asian Ergonomic Lab, Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

Total Inward Leakage of Nanoparticles Through Filtering Facepiece Respirators

Samy Rengasamy and Benjamin C. Eimer

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory