Modifying NIOSH's Manikin Fit Evaluation Method to Match Fit Testing with Human Subjects.

ABSTRACT: A manikin fit test method developed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been proposed as an alternative to fit testing with human subjects. The advantages of a manikin fit test method over actual fit testing are that it does not require human subjects which can be resource intensive, and hence easier to implement. At the beginning of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, although early studies showed that manikin fit can be maintained after several decontamination cycles, real world evidence obtained using human subjects revealed that the N95 respirators failed only after a few decontamination cycles. The goal of this article was to make modifications to the NIOSH's manikin fit-test method so it can mimic

SUBMITTER: Hasani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11478269 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature