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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"respiratory protection"”.
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Applying the theory of planned behavior to respiratory protection utilization and behaviors of east-central Illinois pork producers
… beliefs) of pork producers toward using respiratory protection while in confinement buildings in a specified situation. Phase two utilized the modal salient beliefs elicited in phase one to guide an intervention program consisting of group educational sessions and provision of a supply of …
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Evaluation of Training Technique as a Means of Influencing Safety Knowledge, Risk Perception and Proper Respirator Donning Ability Among Respiratory Protection Users
… available for the health and safety of workers, respiratory protection may be the most commonly used. It is also one of the most difficult to administer properly. Improper wearing of respirators can have serious consequences. Of 482,000 reported occupational illnesses in 1996, nearly 22,000 of …
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Evaluation of Dust Control Technologies for Drywall Finishing Operations: Industry Implementation Trends, Worker Perceptions, Effectiveness and Usability
… exposure to dust that contains known particulate respiratory health hazards, such as silica, talc, and mica. Despite the existence of engineering, work-practice, and personal-protective-equipment (PPE) control technologies for the mitigation of this hazard, worker exposures persist in the drywall …
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Fibrous Membranes in Personal Protective Applications
… hazards and threats. An important type of PPE is respiratory protection devices that reduce the exposure of the respiratory system to aerosols, which may contain harmful components that can cause infection of diseases and other health problems. Mechanical protective clothing is a type of PPE that …
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Methods, Models, and Machine Learning Approaches for Understanding Pathogen-Specific Humoral Immunity
… and diseases makes defining mechanisms of protection difficult. Understanding these mechanisms and the factors that influence them is essential to defining immunity and helps inform the design of vaccines and therapeutics. Thus, in this thesis, I describe five studies that present the …
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Facemasks in the protection of hospitals healthcare workers (HCW) in resource poor settings
… of strategies to improve staff compliance with respiratory protection. On the basis of these studies, recommendations have been developed around the use of facemasks and respirators in low resource settings.
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EVALUATION OF TRANSIENT COGNITIVE CHANGES FROM MAXIMAL EXERTION AND RESPIRATOR WEAR
A comprehensive occupational respiratory protection program is mandated by federal law to protect workers exposed to breathing hazardous atmospheres. Those wearing respirators and/or performing high-intensity physical work may endure physiological and/or psychological impairment from …
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EVALUATION OF TRANSIENT COGNITIVE CHANGES FROM MAXIMAL EXERTION AND RESPIRATOR WEAR
A comprehensive occupational respiratory protection program is mandated by federal law to protect workers exposed to breathing hazardous atmospheres. Those wearing respirators and/or performing high-intensity physical work may endure physiological and/or psychological impairment from …