[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.safex.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/respirator.png” alt=”Person wearing respirator” title_text=”Person wearing respirator” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]During the pandemic, NIOSH granted temporary Public Health Emergency (PHE) use for certain N95 respirators and powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) due to inventory shortages.
Because there is no longer an inventory issue with NIOSH-approved respirators, the 14 active filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) PHE and 5 active PAPR PHE approvals are now deemed obsolete. Obsoleted respirators are no longer permitted to be manufactured but can continue to be sold, used, and recognized as NIOSH-approved.
If you’re an employer that requires NIOSH-approved respirators, you can continue to use the PHE-approved respirators until the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. Since these respirators will no longer be manufactured, we recommend using your existing inventory and then purchasing non-PHE NIOSH-approved respirators for future use.
View the list of PHE-approved respirators here.
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