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NAS Urges OSHA, CDC To Align Respirator Use, Sidestepping Past Dispute


December 7, 2018 at 06:28 PM
The National Academies of Sciences (NAS) is urging OSHA and other agencies to harmonize respiratory standards in healthcare to protect against future airborne disease outbreaks, but appears to sidestep the past debate between OSHA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on proper guidance for using certain reusable respirators.

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