1 Implementation of the National Academies’ Program Recommendations: NIOSH PPT Program Maryann D’Alessandro, Ph.D. Associate Director for Science, NPPTL PPT Program Coordinator NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors Fifty-Sixth Meeting June 7, 2011

2 Presentation Structure NA Evaluation: Relevance and Impact Ratings and Recommendations PPT Program Overview High Priority Issues Selected for BSC Tracking

NIOSH Program Portfolio NORA / NIOSH Industry Sectors (10) NIOSH Cross Sector Programs (24) Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Construction Mining Healthcare and social assistance Public Safety Manufacturing Services Transportation, warehousing, and utilities Wholesale and retail trade Oil and Gas Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Health hazard evaluation (HHE) Hearing loss prevention Respiratory diseases Traumatic injury Authoritative recommendations development Cancer, reproductive, and cardiovascular diseases Communications and information dissemination Emergency preparedness and response Global collaborations Immune, dermal and infectious diseases Musculoskeletal disorders Radiation dose reconstruction Training grants Work organization and stress-related disorders Economics Exposure assessment Engineering controls Worklife initiative Occupational health disparities Small business assistance and outreach Surveillance Nanotechnology Prevention through design

4  Office of the Director, NIOSH  National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL)  Office of Mine Safety and Health Research  Office of Extramural Programs  Division of Respiratory Disease Studies (DRDS)  Division of Safety Research (DSR)  Health Effects Laboratory Division (HELD)  Education and Information Division (EID)  Division of Applied Research and Technology (DART)  Division of Surveillance Hazard Evaluation and Field Studies (DSHEFS)  Division of Compensation Analysis and Support (DCAS)  Research to Practice (r2p)  Spokane Research Laboratory NIOSH Divisions & Laboratories

5 An estimated 20 million workers use PPE on a regular basis to protect themselves from job hazards. NIOSH PPT Program Vision and Mission The VISION is to be the leading provider of quality, relevant, and timely PPT research, training, and evaluation. The MISSION of the PPT program is to prevent work-related injury, illness and death by advancing the state of knowledge and application of personal protective technologies (PPT).

6 PPT Program Strategic Goals Reduce exposure to inhalation hazards Reduce exposure to dermal hazards Reduce exposure to injury hazards Broad-based PPT issues

7 PPT Program Goal Interactions PPE Workplace needs Surveillance Communications Surveillance Communications

8 PPT Program Logic Model Environmental Assessment Production Inputs Planning Inputs Surveillance Data Sector-cross sector Coordination External Factors NAS COPPE Stakeholders Evaluations Outcomes Transfer Activities r2p Respirator Certification Policy and Standards Communications Current Activities Research Surveillance Performance Metrics and Measures Outputs Emergency Response

PPT Program Management PPT Program Management Policy & Standards Development Policy & Standards Development PPT Program Activities Surveillance and Communications Technology Evaluation Technology Evaluation Technology Research Technology Research  Respirator Certification Program  Quality Audit Program  Certified Product Investigations  Long Term Field Evaluation Program  Enhancements to 42 CFR Part 84  CBRN respirator standards development  Consensus standard development  Guidance Document Development  Respiratory Protection  Protective Clothing & Ensembles  Integration of Sensors & Electronics  Human Performance  Fall Protection  Hearing Protection  Outreach  Surveillance  Health Communications  Web management  Scientific evaluations  Program evaluations  Emergency response

10 NA PPT Program Evaluation Relevance and Impact Ratings - June 2008 Relevance = 4 The program’s work is in priority subject areas, and NIOSH is engaged in appropriate transfer activities for completed projects or reported results. Impact = 4 The program has made some contributions to end outcomes or well-accepted intermediate outcomes.

11 NA PPT Program Evaluation Recommendations - June Implement and sustain a comprehensive national PPT program 2. Establish PPT research Centers of Excellence and increase extramural PPT research 3. Enhance the respirator certification process 4. Increase research on the use and usability of PPT 5. Assess PPT use and effectiveness in the workplace using a life-cycle approach

12 Selection of Sub–set of Recommendations for BSC Implementation Tracking  Chosen to address high priority issues within each of the PPT Program’s four activities  Addresses a stakeholder need  Provides a mix of on-going and new initiatives  Ambitious, but realizable targets

13 High Priority Issues Selected for BSC Implementation Tracking 1.Oversee certification of all PPT, including an assessment of certification mechanisms  NA Report Recommendation 1  PPT Program Activity: Technology Evaluation

14 High Priority Issues Selected for BSC Implementation Tracking 2.Participate in policy development and standards-setting across all types of PPT  NA Report Recommendation 1  PPT Program Activity: Policy and Standards Development

15 High Priority Issues Selected for BSC Implementation Tracking 3. Define barriers to and facilitators of PPT use  NA Report Recommendation 4  PPT Program Activity: Technology Research and Surveillance and Communication

16 High Priority Issues Selected for BSC Implementation Tracking 4.Develop innovative PPT designs and test methods to improve comfort, fit and usability  NA Report Recommendation 4  PPT Program Activity: Technology Research

17 High Priority Issues Selected for BSC Implementation Tracking 5.Conduct outreach programs for optimal use and acceptance of PPT by workers  NA Report Recommendation 1  PPT Program Activity: Surveillance and Communication

18 Next Steps  Continue implementing the NA Report’s Recommendations, focusing on the selected high priority issues  Prepare for status update, due in mid- August

19 Quality Partnerships Enhance Worker Safety & Health Maryann D’Alessandro Thank you Visit Us at: Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this presentation have not been formally disseminated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy.