Determining Sample Size and a Passing Criterion for Respirator Fit-Test Panels

REFERENCES

• Coffey , C. C. , Campbell , D. L. , Myers , W. R. , Zhuang , Z. and Das , S. 1998 . Comparison of six respirator fit-test methods with an actual measurement of exposure in a simulated health care environment: Part I—Protocol development . Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J , 59 : 852 – 861 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Coffey , C. C. , Campbell , D. L. , Myers , W. R. and Zhuang , Z. 1998 . Comparison of six respirator fit-test methods with an actual measurement of exposure in a simulated health care environment: Part II - Method comparison testing . Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J , 59 : 862 – 870 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhuang , Z. , Coffey , C. C. , Jensen , P. A. , Campbell , D. L. , Lawrence , R. B. and Myers , W. R. 2003 . Correlation between quantitative fit factors and protection factors measured under actual workplace environments at a steel foundry . Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J , 64 : 730 – 738 .
   Google Scholar
• Zhuang , S. , Coffey , C. C. and Berry Ann , R. The effect of subject characteristics and respiratory features on respirator fit . J. Occup. Environ. Hyg , 2 641 – 649 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Roberge , R. J. , Zhuang , Z. and Stein , L. M. Association of body mass index with facial dimensions for defining fit-test panels . J. Intern. Soc. Respir. Protect , 23 44 – 52 .
   Google Scholar
• Hyatt , E. C. , Pritchard , J. A. Held , B. J. 1994 . Respiratory studies for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, July 1, 1972–June 3, 1973, LA-5620-PR , Los Alamos , N.M. : Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory .
   Google Scholar
• Hack , A. L. , Hyatt , E. C. , Held , B. J. , Moore , T. O. , Richards , C. P. and McConville , J. T. 1974 . Selection of respirator test panels representative of U.S. adult facial size, LA-5488 , Los Alamos , N.M. : Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of California .
   Google Scholar
• Hack , A. L. and McConville , J. T. 1978 . Respirator protection factors: Part I-Development of an anthropometric test panel . Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J , 39 : 970 – 975 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) . 8 June 1995 . Preamble to revised 42 CFR Part 84 . Federal Register , 60 : 30355
   Google Scholar
• Zhuang , Z. and Bradtmiller , B. 2005 . Head-and-face anthropometric survey of U.S. respirator users . J. Occup. Environ. Hyg , 2 : 567 – 576 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhuang , Z. , Guan , J. , Hsiao , H. and Bradtmiller , B. 2004 . Evaluating the representativeness of the LANL respirator fit-test panels for the current U.S. civilian workers . J. Int. Soc. Resp. Prot , 21 : 83 – 93 .
   Google Scholar
• Zhuang , Z. , Bradtmiller , B. and Shaffer , R. E. 2007 . New respirator fit-test panels representing the current U.S. civilian work force . J. Occup. Environ. Hyg , 4 : 647 – 659 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhuang , Z. , Groce , D. Ahlers , H. W. Correlation between respirator fit and respirator fit-test panels by respirator size . J. Occup. Environ. Hyg , 5 617 – 628 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) . July 3, 2007 . “ Class II special controls guidance document: Filtering facepiece respirator for use by the general public in public health medical emergencies ” . In Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff
   Google Scholar
• Nicas , M. and Neuhaus , J. 2004 . Variability in respirator protection and the assigned protection factor . J. Occup. Environ. Hyg , 1 : 99 – 109 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Crump , K. S. 2007 . Statistical issues with respect to workplace protection factors for respirators . J. Occup. Environ. Hyg , 4 : 208 – 214 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang , Z. and Kotz , R. M. 2008 . Inference and sample size calculation in the fit assessment of filtering facepiece respirators . J. Biopharm. Stat , 1 : 713 – 723 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rosner , B. 2006 . Fundamentals of Biostatistics. 6^th Edition , Boston , Mass. : PWS-Kent .
   Google Scholar
• 2010 . Total Inward Leakage Requirements for Respirators . Federal Register , 74 : 56144 – 56146 . 209
   Google Scholar