Guide for the Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency First Responders

The Nat. Inst. of Justice (NIJ) provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge & tools to meet the challenges of crime & justice, particularly at the State & local levels. NIST furnishes technical support to NIJ in the development of standards. OLES subjects existing equipment to lab. testing & evaluation & conducts research leading to the development of nat. standards, user guides, & tech. reports. Chapters: intro.; personal protective equipment; introduction to chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial materials, & biological agents; overview of respiratory protection systems; personal protective equipment selection factors; & evaluation of respiratory protective equipment, percutaneous protection (garments & apparel).Fatah, Alim A. is the author of 'Guide for the Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency First Responders', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756735241 and ISBN 0756735246.