Expert Dennis Terpin discusses the various respiratory issues involved in disaster response and the key components of a respiratory protection program in disaster scenarios. Various kinds of disasters ...

A recent joint American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society statement urged policymakers and clinicians to take seriously the role that inhaled vapors, gas, dust, or fumes have in ...

A recent AIHA publication lists respiratory hazards as one of the top four major construction health hazards. While many construction companies do have a respiratory protection program in place, ...

Due to recent events, such as COVID-19 as well as more frequent wildfires, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends two frameworks for providing respiratory protection ...

The public’s interest in respiratory protection is growing with the COVID-19 pandemic and recent wildfires in the United States, but existing regulatory processes for respiratory protective devices ...

Michigan Technological University has determined that certain employees are required to perform tasks involving actual or potential disturbance of asbestos containing materials that could result in ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has produced a free, downloadable training video for healthcare employers and workers that explains the proper use of respirators and the procedures ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Canton company for respiratory and chemical hazards. Ohio Gratings Inc. faces penalties of $183,748 and has ...