A new proposal would exempt workers using filtering facepiece and loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators from mandatory medical evaluations, citing minimal physiological risk.

Concordia’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) team offers both qualitative and quantitative respirator fit testing to individuals and organizations outside the university.

Rapid diagnostics continue transforming healthcare delivery worldwide, fueled by aging populations, decentralized care models, technological converge ...

Impact Statement: This study reveals high accuracy in detecting P2 respirator leaks through infra-red imaging and machine learning, offering a more reliable alternative to traditional fit-check ...

Every day, nurses and other health care workers rely on N95s and other respirators to protect their health at work. But the hospital industry and their corporate allies have long sought to limit and ...

Pain avoidance as a key motivator: Numerous surveys in 2025 indicate that a major reason people avoid consistent health tracking is the pain associated with needles or invasive procedures. As a result ...

On July 1, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to twenty-six current standards. While some of the NPRMs will impact very ...

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