The Personal Protective Technology Program at Niosh: Revi...
National Research Council / Institute Of Medicine / Board On Health Sciences Policy Maintaining the health and safety of workers in the United States and globally is accomplished in part by reducing hazardous exposures through the use of personal protective equipment. Personal protective technologies (PPT) include respirators worn by construction workers and miners, protective clothing, respirators, and gloves worn by firefighters and mine rescue workers, and respirators and protective clothing worn by healthcare workers. An ...