Partnership Opportunity To List in a Public Database (PPE-Info) Appropriate Personnel Protective Equipment Products That Protect Workers Against Fentanyl Exposure, 52834 [2018-22721]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket Number CDC–2018–0085, NIOSH–
319]
Partnership Opportunity To List in a
Public Database (PPE-Info)
Appropriate Personnel Protective
Equipment Products That Protect
Workers Against Fentanyl Exposure
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: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health of the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention announces the opportunity
for manufacturers to participate in an
evolution of the PPE-Info database to
include products identified as
protection against fentanyl exposure. To
view the notice and related materials,
visit https://www.regulations.gov and
enter CDC–2018–0085 in the search
field and click ‘‘Search.’’
DATES: Electronic or written comments
expressing willingness to participate
must be received by November 19, 2018.
Other types of comments are not being
requested. Product information is not
required to be submitted in this
timeframe.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments,
identified by CDC–2018–0085; NIOSH–
319, 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, Ohio 45226–1998.
Instructions: All information received
in response to this notice must include
the agency name and docket number
[CDC–2018–0085; NIOSH–319]. All
relevant comments received will be
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posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
https://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 45226–1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ppeconcerns@cdc.gov, NIOSH, National
Personal Protective Technology
Laboratory, Office of the Director, 626
Cochrans Mill Road, Building 141,
Pittsburgh, PA, 15236, 1–888–654–2294
(a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PPE-Info
is a collection of national personal
protective equipment (PPE) information.
The database provides PPE standards
setting organizations, manufacturers,
suppliers, purchasers, and end users
with the ability to conduct general- or
advanced-criteria searches of (1)
relevant standards, (2) associated
product types, (3) target occupational
groups, (4) basic conformity assessment
specifications, and (5) additional
pertinent information. PPE-Info is the
only U.S. database that is maintained
with comprehensive information about
national PPE standards and select
product information. Using this
collection of information, PPE-Info
currently offers the following
capabilities:
• Identification of PPE standards,
searchable by PPE type, hazard category,
Standards Development Organization,
Standard Occupational Classification
(SOC) code, standard type, and standard
status, with basic- and advanced-search
functions;
• A PPE-Selection Logic Tool for
potential Ebola exposure; and
• Identification of 3rd party testing
laboratories whose scope of
accreditation includes testing to the
identified standard.
Background: In 2011 NIOSH began an
effort to address the recommendations
issued by the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) in its report ‘‘Certifying Personal
Protective Technologies: Improving
Worker Safety,’’ which recommended
that ‘‘NIOSH NPPTL should continue
and expand its role in PPT [personal
protective technology] conformity
assessment. Specifically, NPPTL should
expand its role and become the primary
clearinghouse for reliable information
on non-respirator PPT.’’ The PPE-Info
Database is a key element designed to
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address this IOM recommendation. First
developed in 2012, the PPE-Info website
is available for public use at https://
wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEinfo. In addition,
there is a tutorial for users on the
features and use of the current PPE-Info
database at https://niosh-connect.
adobeconnect.com/p7o6sz3xxt5/.
Information Needs: NIOSH is
expanding the PPE-Info Database as a
tool to connect existing protection
standards with relevant PPE information
for protection against fentanyl and its
analogues. This new aspect of the
NIOSH PPE-Info Database will allow
end users (e.g., emergency responders)
to find products (e.g., gloves and
coveralls) that are compliant (as
confirmed by manufacturer) with the
protection standards outlined by the
CDC Fentanyl PPE Guidance at https://
www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fentanyl/
risk.html. The objective is to include
information about all PPE types
associated with the CDC Fentanyl PPE
Guidance as the information becomes
available. Since there is no single source
for this information, NIOSH is
requesting that manufacturers provide
CDC with their product information
directly for input into the database to
provide end users with Fentanyl PPE
selection options. NIOSH will develop
individual Memoranda of
Understanding (MOU) with PPE
manufacturers to facilitate the sharing of
product information. The primary focus
of the collaboration with an individual
manufacturer will be (1) the receipt of
manufacturer product information to be
collected and displayed in the NIOSH
PPE-Info Database; and (2) the
verification, by the manufacturer, of
product information displayed in the
NIOSH PPE-Info Database. The purpose
of these collaborations is to obtain
information on all currently available
PPE types that comply with the CDC
Fentanyl PPE Guidance.
References
Cohen HJ, Liverman CT [2010]. Certifying
Personal Protective Technologies:
Improving Worker Safety. https://
www.nap.edu/catalog/12962/certifyingpersonal-protective-technologiesimproving-worker-safety.
Dated: October 15, 2018.
Frank J Hearl,
Chief of Staff, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket Number CDC-2018-0085, NIOSH-319]
Partnership Opportunity To List in a Public Database (PPE-Info)
Appropriate Personnel Protective Equipment Products That Protect
Workers Against Fentanyl Exposure
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: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the
opportunity for manufacturers to participate in an evolution of the
PPE-Info database to include products identified as protection against
fentanyl exposure. To view the notice and related materials, visit
https://www.regulations.gov and enter CDC-2018-0085 in the search field
and click ``Search.''
DATES: Electronic or written comments expressing willingness to
participate must be received by November 19, 2018. Other types of
comments are not being requested. Product information is not required
to be submitted in this timeframe.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2018-0085; NIOSH-
319, 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,
Ohio 45226-1998.
Instructions: All information received in response to this notice
must include the agency name and docket number [CDC-2018-0085; NIOSH-
319]. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://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 45226-1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected], NIOSH, National
Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, Office of the Director, 626
Cochrans Mill Road, Building 141, Pittsburgh, PA, 15236, 1-888-654-2294
(a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PPE-Info is a collection of national
personal protective equipment (PPE) information. The database provides
PPE standards setting organizations, manufacturers, suppliers,
purchasers, and end users with the ability to conduct general- or
advanced-criteria searches of (1) relevant standards, (2) associated
product types, (3) target occupational groups, (4) basic conformity
assessment specifications, and (5) additional pertinent information.
PPE-Info is the only U.S. database that is maintained with
comprehensive information about national PPE standards and select
product information. Using this collection of information, PPE-Info
currently offers the following capabilities:
Identification of PPE standards, searchable by PPE type,
hazard category, Standards Development Organization, Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) code, standard type, and standard
status, with basic- and advanced-search functions;
A PPE-Selection Logic Tool for potential Ebola exposure;
and
Identification of 3rd party testing laboratories whose
scope of accreditation includes testing to the identified standard.
Background: In 2011 NIOSH began an effort to address the
recommendations issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in its report
``Certifying Personal Protective Technologies: Improving Worker
Safety,'' which recommended that ``NIOSH NPPTL should continue and
expand its role in PPT [personal protective technology] conformity
assessment. Specifically, NPPTL should expand its role and become the
primary clearinghouse for reliable information on non-respirator PPT.''
The PPE-Info Database is a key element designed to address this IOM
recommendation. First developed in 2012, the PPE-Info website is
available for public use at https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEinfo. In addition,
there is a tutorial for users on the features and use of the current
PPE-Info database at https://niosh-connect.adobeconnect.com/p7o6sz3xxt5/.
Information Needs: NIOSH is expanding the PPE-Info Database as a
tool to connect existing protection standards with relevant PPE
information for protection against fentanyl and its analogues. This new
aspect of the NIOSH PPE-Info Database will allow end users (e.g.,
emergency responders) to find products (e.g., gloves and coveralls)
that are compliant (as confirmed by manufacturer) with the protection
standards outlined by the CDC Fentanyl PPE Guidance at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fentanyl/risk.html. The objective is to
include information about all PPE types associated with the CDC
Fentanyl PPE Guidance as the information becomes available. Since there
is no single source for this information, NIOSH is requesting that
manufacturers provide CDC with their product information directly for
input into the database to provide end users with Fentanyl PPE
selection options. NIOSH will develop individual Memoranda of
Understanding (MOU) with PPE manufacturers to facilitate the sharing of
product information. The primary focus of the collaboration with an
individual manufacturer will be (1) the receipt of manufacturer product
information to be collected and displayed in the NIOSH PPE-Info
Database; and (2) the verification, by the manufacturer, of product
information displayed in the NIOSH PPE-Info Database. The purpose of
these collaborations is to obtain information on all currently
available PPE types that comply with the CDC Fentanyl PPE Guidance.
References
Cohen HJ, Liverman CT [2010]. Certifying Personal Protective
Technologies: Improving Worker Safety. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12962/certifying-personal-protective-technologies-improving-worker-safety.
Dated: October 15, 2018.
Frank J Hearl,
Chief of Staff, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-22721 Filed 10-17-18; 8:45 am]
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