Understanding Equity in Standards for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center 

This study systematically and empirically evaluates perceptions of personal protective equipment (PPE) equity within the standards development ecosystem to understand how to improve PPE protections for all workers. Specifically, it seeks to: assess how industrial hygiene (IH) / occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) professionals understand PPE equity; examine whether perceptions differ by involvement in PPE standards development; identify where equity is perceived to be incorporated across the standards lifecycle; explore perceived structural and representation barriers in standards governance; and evaluate how standards development processes align with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) PPE equity framework.

E. Stone, independent researcher, Baltimore, MD, USA 

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