Respirator Protection and Acceptability Among Agricultural Workers

Abstract

be invited to participate. The data will be collected on a regular basis over a period of 5 months. Besides demographics, exposure measurements and health related data will be collected. First, a pilot will be kicked off in a limited sample of occupational physicians, testing the feasibility of the program. The final goal of the project is to register in a comprehensive but easy way the exposure to dangerous chemicals in order to improve preventive measures, to ensure workers' health and to develop a national surveillance policy.

Using respirators and goggles to control exposure to air pollutants in an anatomy laboratory

“…Although wearing respirators may be necessary, the side effects associated with their use limits their effectiveness or acceptability in most cases. Factors associated with PPE use have been identified [Akbar-Khanzadeh et al, 1995;Pontrelli, 1997] and may be grouped into: (a) physical factors, such as weight, color, visual and communication impairment-for instance, fullface respirators are known to cause visual field loss [Zelnick et al, 1994]; (b) physiological factors, such as an increase in metabolic rate and a decrease in dissolved blood oxygen [Johnson et al, 1995]; (c) psychological factors, such as claustrophobia and lack of perceived need; and (d) financial factors, such as the cost of original purchase and maintenance [Popendorf et al, 1995;Young et al, 1998]. …”

Evaluation of the Filtration Efficiency of the N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator for Airborne Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

“…The two-strap N95 FFR has been identified as an effective RPD to help prevent exposure to airborne contaminants, including infectious agents (Cho et al, 2010;Qian et al, 1998;Rengasamy et al, 2008). Although respirators for use in swine production have been evaluated for their effectiveness in protection from dusts (Popendorf et al, 1995), there has not been an evaluation of respirator efficiency for protection against infectious agents in swine buildings (Popendorf et al, 1995).…”

Assessment and mitigation of airborne transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in animal feeding operations and the outdoor environment

“…Two strapped N95 dust filtering respirators have been identified as an effective RPD to help prevent exposure to airborne contaminants including infectious agents. 163,217,218 Although respirators for use in swine production have been evaluated for effectiveness in protection from dusts, there has not been an evaluation of respirator efficiency for protection against infectious agents in swine buildings 219 . The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of N95 filtering face respirator to protect against MRSA exposure in a swine feeding facility.…”