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Philip Harber¹, Robert J Boumis, Jing Su

¹a Community, Environment, and Policy Division, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health , University of Arizona , Tucson , Arizona.

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Proper respirator use is crucial for effectiveness. While training improved knowledge, users often struggled with donning and doffing procedures, highlighting a gap between learning and practical respirator performance.

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Respiratory Protection
Human Factors Engineering

Background:

Effective respirator use depends critically on proper donning and doffing techniques.
Previous studies indicate potential challenges in user adherence to correct procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of training on respirator donning and doffing.
To identify specific areas of poor performance in respirator use.
To assess the correlation between user knowledge and practical performance.

Main Methods:

145 subjects underwent training on respirator use.
Observed donning and doffing procedures for filtering facepiece and dual cartridge half masks.
Assessed user knowledge via tests and performance via video analysis.

Main Results:

Knowledge tests indicated adequate learning post-training.
Significant performance deficits were observed in areas like inspection, strap tension, seal checking, and avoiding mask contact during doffing.
A weak correlation was found between overall knowledge and overall performance for half mask users.

Conclusions:

Training improves respirator knowledge, but practical skills often remain inadequate.
User certification should include assessment of unprompted performance and fit-testing.
Respirator design should consider the learnability of proper user techniques.