The growing occupational hazard has been sickening and claiming the lives of workers at "an alarming rate" since the first US silicosis case due to engineered stone was reported in 2015.
Woven cloth masks fail to filter 90% of airborne particles, according to research that is reportedly the first to simulate particles going directly through the gaps in woven fabric.
Twenty years after the September 11 attacks, rescue workers and volunteers who attended the World Trade Center site are beginning to develop COPD often following a previous diagnosis of asthma.
CDC data reports that double-layering face masks or wearing tightly-fitting masks were more effective at preventing COVID-19 than single, loose-fitting masks alone.
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A number of decontamination systems are now only authorized to decontaminate each compatible N95 respirator a maximum of four or fewer times.
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The US stockpile of nitrile gloves has dwindled from roughly 17 million in Dec 2019 to 2 million in October 2020.
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The FDA says bioburden reduction systems that use dry heat can play an important role in the ongoing efforts to help address shortages of PPE masks like N95s.
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The FDA published a COVID-19 resource page with answers to frequently asked questions about face masks, surgical masks, and respirators.
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Leading health organizations say a national plan against COVID-19 is urgently needed to ensure an effective response and save lives, beginning with appropriate PPE for healthcare workers.
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The AireGuard face shield is designed to be worn by patients and to protect healthcare workers against respiratory diseases during examination and treatment.
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“The public should not believe that masks kill,” said researchers whose study found that wearing face masks is not linked to carbon dioxide poisoning by trapping CO2.
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An analysis by researchers at ECRI found that 60% to 70% of imported KN95 masks do not filter 95% of aerosol particulates, and do not meet US standards for effectiveness.
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Dräger has opened a new production facility in Montgomeryville, Pa that will manufacture and distribute N95 masks.
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Frontline healthcare workers had a 3.4-times greater risk of contracting the novel coronavirus compared to the general population.
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With the novel coronavirus able to survive in an aerosolized state for hours, respiratory therapists conducting nebulizer treatments are at increased risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2.
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