OSHA expanded its temporary guidance for respirator fit-testing during the COVID-19 pandemic to all industries as of April 8. [Read more…]
OSHA offers more guidance for N95 respirator shortage
April 13, 2020 Comments (0)
As further guidance during the N95 respirator shortage, OSHA released a list of standards from other countries for alternative respirators and filters certified outside the U.S. [Read more…]
Study suggests possible alternative during N95 respirator shortage
April 1, 2020 Comments (0)
Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) looks at a potential alternative to N95 respirators in health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, and had favorable findings. [Read more…]
Bookmark this: Online resources for coronavirus updates
March 16, 2020 Comments (0)
Since novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is new to humans, information on how to handle the situation in workplaces keeps evolving. So the best thing to do is to keep up with the experts via the Internet. [Read more…]
Coronavirus outbreak causing N95 respirator shortage
March 4, 2020 Comments (0)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns supplies of N95 respirators can become depleted during pandemics. Signs are here that, due to the coronavirus, this may already be the case. [Read more…]
