Decontamination and Reuse of N95 Respirators with Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor to Address Worldwide Personal Protective Equipment Shortages During the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Applied Biosafety

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 67-70

  Schwartz, Antony ^a,b   Stiegel, Matthew ^a,b   Greeson, Nicole ^a   Vogel, Andrea ^c   Thomann, Wayne ^a,b   Brown, Monte ^a   Sempowski, Gregory D ^b   Alderman, Thomas Scott ^b   Condreay, James Patrick ^b   Burch, James ^b   Wolfe, Cameron ^b   Smith, Becky ^b   Lewis, Sarah ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

decontamination; hydrogen peroxide vapor; N95; PAPR; personal protective equipment; respirator

Indexed keywords

EID: 85083052347     PISSN: 15356760     EISSN: 24701246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1535676020919932     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Temporary enforcement guidance—healthcare respiratory protection annual fit-testing for N95 filtering facepieces during the COVID-19 outbreak. March 14, 2020. https://www.osha.gov/memos/2020-03-14/temporary-enforcement-guidance-healthcare-respiratory-protection-annual-fit. Accessed 16 March 2020.
2. Final report for the Bioquell hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) decontamination for reuse of N95 respirators. Prepared by Battelle Columbus, Ohio. Prepared under Contract No. HHSF223201400098C. Study Number 3245. Prepared for the FDA. https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-regulatory-science/investigating-decontamination-and-reuse-respirators-public-health-emergencies. July 2016. Accessed 4 March 2020.
3. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). 29 CFR 1910.1000 Table Z-1—Table Z-1 limits for air contaminants. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TABLEZ1. Published 9 January 2017. Accessed 16 March 2020.