Most Americans learned what an N95 mask was during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what many still don’t know is that every one of ...

A PLOS ONE study tested the real-world filtration efficiency of cloth masks, medical masks, and respirators, revealing large ...

He also noted that the "N" part of the name of the N95 respirator stands for NIOSH, because the agency certifies the masks' safety and effectiveness. The agency has been part of the CDC ...

to distribute face masks that were misbranded as National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-approved N95 respirators in the spring of 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.

Anyone in the US who’s depended on a respirator to provide protection against dust, smoke, mold or airborne viruses has ...

The loss of the CDC’s occupational safety office, NIOSH, may have long-term consequences, particularly for H5N1 bird flu ...

But some 50 million U.S. workers wear some type of respirator on the job ... We know this from the pandemic, when NIOSH tested imported N95 and KN95 masks that were suddenly appearing on the ...

it must have a NIOSH tag. We certify that those respirators do what they are supposed to do.” An N95 respirator mask [Photo: FDA] The facility also operates two underground mines used for ...