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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket Number CDC–2016–0002; NIOSH–
214]
Request for Information on NIOSH
Center for Direct Reading and Sensor
Technologies: Sensors for Emergency
Response Activities
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for information (RFI)
and comment.
AGENCY:
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), part of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), requests
information to enhance the value of the
NIOSH Center for Direct Reading and
Sensor Technologies and is seeking
input regarding specific issues on the
availability, capability, suitability,
barriers, limitations, and opportunities
for current or future direct reading
devices and sensor technologies that can
be utilized for emergency response. This
RFI is intended to inform the planning
of a document to evaluate current and
future sensor technologies used in
emergency response.
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SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
• DATES:
• ADDRESSES:
• INSTRUCTIONS:
• FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
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• BACKGROUND:
• INFORMATION NEEDS:
DATES: Electronic or written comments
should be received on or before March
21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by CDC–2016–0002 and
Docket Number NIOSH–214 by any of
the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH
Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
MS C–34, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1998.
Instructions: All information received
in response to this notice must include
the agency name and docket number
(CDC–2016–0002; NIOSH–214). All
relevant comments received will be
posted without change to
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov. All information
received in response to this notice will
also be available for public examination
and copying at the NIOSH Docket
Office, 1150 Tusculum Avenue, Room
155, Cincinnati, OH 45226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
D. Gayle DeBord, NIOSH, Division of
Applied Research and Technologies,
Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 1090
Tusculum Avenue, MS–R2, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45226, Phone: (513) 841–4256 [not
a toll-free number], Email: GDeBord@
cdc.gov.
Background: The NIOSH Center for
Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies
(https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/drst/
default.html) was created in May 2014
to coordinate the development of
recommendations on the use of these
21st century technologies in
occupational safety and health. The
mission of the Center is to develop a
national research agenda, provide
guidance on the selection of sensors and
direct-reading monitors and guidance
for validation, quality control and
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training. Within the overall scope of its
activities, the Center plans to develop a
document to evaluate current and future
sensor technologies used in emergency
response.
Information Needs: Specifically,
emergency responders are increasingly
relying on direct-reading instruments
and other sensor technologies to rapidly
evaluate potentially life-threatening
hazards and exposures.
Recommendations to support the proper
selection, use, validation, calibration
and interpretation of these technologies
are lacking. The use of new generations
of sensors has increased exponentially
in the past few years. While other
Federal agencies and organizations have
developed some recommendations on
this topic, newer sensor technologies
have not been thoroughly evaluated and
guidance has not focused on
interpretation of data or appropriate for
the intended purpose. Other factors that
need to be considered are that multiple
strategies of environmental sampling
will be necessary in any response effort;
and that an understanding of the
advantages and limitations of newer
direct-reading and sensor technologies
is needed to select the appropriate
strategies. Additionally, training for
these new sensor technologies and
environmental sampling strategies may
be lacking.
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health seeks
public comments in response to the
following questions. Please feel free to
comment on any or all of the questions
below:
A. Utilization of Sensors in Emergency
Response
A1. What sensors have the most
immediate impact on emergency
response?
A2. What applications/situations such
as determination of the need for
evacuation, use of personal protective
equipment, or end-of-service-life of
protective equipment are particularly in
need of sensors?
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A3. What are some advantages of
newer generation sensors or direct
reading devices for emergency
response?
A4. Could wearable or embedded
sensors have a major contribution?
How?
A5. What are the primary stumbling
blocks that impede sensor development
and commercialization (e.g., reliability,
potential market size, investment
capital, etc.)?
B. Standards and Guidance
B1. What existing standards or
guidance are available with respect to
sensor performance characteristics and
validation of sensors?
B2. What standards need to be
developed (for performance or
manufacturing) to meet industry and
emergency responder expectations for
emerging sensor technologies?
B3. What guidance is needed with
respect to sensors used in emergency
response?
E. Additional Considerations
E1. What additional questions and
considerations should be considered
relevant to planning the development of
a document to evaluate current and
future sensor technologies used in
emergency response?
E2. What elements of the sensor
lifecycle are either missing, in need of
clarification, or of greatest importance?
Responses to this notice are not offers
and cannot be accepted by the
Government to form a binding contract
or to issue a grant. Information obtained
as a result of this RFI may be used by
the government for program planning on
a non-attribution basis. Please do not
include any information that might be
considered proprietary, confidential, or
personally identifying (such as home
address or social security number).
Dated: January 12, 2016.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
C. Training
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C1. What training is available on
when and how to use sensors in
emergency response? Who is developing
this training and how is it accessed
(print, via web, etc.)?
C2. What additional training on
sensors would be useful for emergency
response?
C3. What standards or guidance are
available on how training should be
developed and conducted?
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D. Sensors
D1. What capabilities would be
highest priority for emergency response
efforts? What are the current primary
gaps in sensor functionality?
D2. What are the largest technical
challenges in manufacturing facing
sensor development (e.g., integration,
reliability)?
D3. What are the new tools for
integration/engineering (e.g., Wi-Fi,
programmable logic, signal processing
software, GPS/location services,
development of multi-sensor networks,
etc.) that will have the greatest impact
on sensors used in emergency response?
D4. What, if any, unique emergency
response issues might be expected for
sensor manufacturing?
D5. What sample types have you used
to demonstrate sensor performance (e.g.,
real clinical samples, environmental
samples/sites)?
D6. What procedures for standardized
testing have you used to develop
sensors?
D7. What would aid the sensor
development community?
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket Number CDC-2016-0002; NIOSH-214]
Request for Information on NIOSH Center for Direct Reading and
Sensor Technologies: Sensors for Emergency Response Activities
AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for information (RFI) and comment.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
requests information to enhance the value of the NIOSH Center for
Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies and is seeking input regarding
specific issues on the availability, capability, suitability, barriers,
limitations, and opportunities for current or future direct reading
devices and sensor technologies that can be utilized for emergency
response. This RFI is intended to inform the planning of a document to
evaluate current and future sensor technologies used in emergency
response.
Table of Contents
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
INSTRUCTIONS:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
BACKGROUND:
INFORMATION NEEDS:
DATES: Electronic or written comments should be received on or before
March 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by CDC-2016-0002 and
Docket Number NIOSH-214 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati,
OH 45226-1998.
Instructions: All information received in response to this notice
must include the agency name and docket number (CDC-2016-0002; NIOSH-
214). All relevant comments received will be posted without change to
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background documents or comments received,
go to www.regulations.gov. All information received in response to this
notice will also be available for public examination and copying at the
NIOSH Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum Avenue, Room 155, Cincinnati, OH
45226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. Gayle DeBord, NIOSH, Division of
Applied Research and Technologies, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 1090
Tusculum Avenue, MS-R2, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, Phone: (513) 841-4256
[not a toll-free number], Email: GDeBord@cdc.gov.
Background: The NIOSH Center for Direct Reading and Sensor
Technologies (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/drst/default.html) was
created in May 2014 to coordinate the development of recommendations on
the use of these 21st century technologies in occupational safety and
health. The mission of the Center is to develop a national research
agenda, provide guidance on the selection of sensors and direct-reading
monitors and guidance for validation, quality control and training.
Within the overall scope of its activities, the Center plans to develop
a document to evaluate current and future sensor technologies used in
emergency response.
Information Needs: Specifically, emergency responders are
increasingly relying on direct-reading instruments and other sensor
technologies to rapidly evaluate potentially life-threatening hazards
and exposures. Recommendations to support the proper selection, use,
validation, calibration and interpretation of these technologies are
lacking. The use of new generations of sensors has increased
exponentially in the past few years. While other Federal agencies and
organizations have developed some recommendations on this topic, newer
sensor technologies have not been thoroughly evaluated and guidance has
not focused on interpretation of data or appropriate for the intended
purpose. Other factors that need to be considered are that multiple
strategies of environmental sampling will be necessary in any response
effort; and that an understanding of the advantages and limitations of
newer direct-reading and sensor technologies is needed to select the
appropriate strategies. Additionally, training for these new sensor
technologies and environmental sampling strategies may be lacking.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health seeks
public comments in response to the following questions. Please feel
free to comment on any or all of the questions below:
A. Utilization of Sensors in Emergency Response
A1. What sensors have the most immediate impact on emergency
response?
A2. What applications/situations such as determination of the need
for evacuation, use of personal protective equipment, or end-of-
service-life of protective equipment are particularly in need of
sensors?
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A3. What are some advantages of newer generation sensors or direct
reading devices for emergency response?
A4. Could wearable or embedded sensors have a major contribution?
How?
A5. What are the primary stumbling blocks that impede sensor
development and commercialization (e.g., reliability, potential market
size, investment capital, etc.)?
B. Standards and Guidance
B1. What existing standards or guidance are available with respect
to sensor performance characteristics and validation of sensors?
B2. What standards need to be developed (for performance or
manufacturing) to meet industry and emergency responder expectations
for emerging sensor technologies?
B3. What guidance is needed with respect to sensors used in
emergency response?
C. Training
C1. What training is available on when and how to use sensors in
emergency response? Who is developing this training and how is it
accessed (print, via web, etc.)?
C2. What additional training on sensors would be useful for
emergency response?
C3. What standards or guidance are available on how training should
be developed and conducted?
D. Sensors
D1. What capabilities would be highest priority for emergency
response efforts? What are the current primary gaps in sensor
functionality?
D2. What are the largest technical challenges in manufacturing
facing sensor development (e.g., integration, reliability)?
D3. What are the new tools for integration/engineering (e.g., Wi-
Fi, programmable logic, signal processing software, GPS/location
services, development of multi-sensor networks, etc.) that will have
the greatest impact on sensors used in emergency response?
D4. What, if any, unique emergency response issues might be
expected for sensor manufacturing?
D5. What sample types have you used to demonstrate sensor
performance (e.g., real clinical samples, environmental samples/sites)?
D6. What procedures for standardized testing have you used to
develop sensors?
D7. What would aid the sensor development community?
E. Additional Considerations
E1. What additional questions and considerations should be
considered relevant to planning the development of a document to
evaluate current and future sensor technologies used in emergency
response?
E2. What elements of the sensor lifecycle are either missing, in
need of clarification, or of greatest importance?
Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by
the Government to form a binding contract or to issue a grant.
Information obtained as a result of this RFI may be used by the
government for program planning on a non-attribution basis. Please do
not include any information that might be considered proprietary,
confidential, or personally identifying (such as home address or social
security number).
Dated: January 12, 2016.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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