Respirator protection factors: Part I -- Development of an anthropometric test panel.
Respirators are currently approved by testing them on a number of subjects without specifying facial sizes. Anthropometrically designed test panels were developed that represent the majority of the working population in terms of relevant facial measurements.
D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000592:standards*; D012134:Respiratory Protective Devices / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States