NIOSH: Voluntary Rescission of ALG Health Respirator Approvals

Yesterday's NIOSH notification is below. Be sure to check your site’s inventory for ALG Health respirators:

"NIOSH has honored a request by ALG Health to voluntarily rescind ALL NIOSH respirator approvals issued to ALG Health. As of January 6, 2022, any respirator marked with a NIOSH approval label indicating any of the approval numbers below is no longer NIOSH-approved, nor will they be listed on the NIOSH Certified Equipment List.

TC-84A-9259, TC-84A -9262, TC-84A-9270, TC-84A-9271, TC-84A-9273, TC-84A-9274, TC-84A-9275, TC-84A-9280, TC-84A-9281, TC-84A-9282, TC- 84A-9288, TC-84A-9290, and TC-84A-9292

Due to the voluntary rescission of these NIOSH approvals, respirators bearing any of the NIOSH approval numbers listed above may no longer be manufactured, assembled, sold, or distributed.

Visit the NIOSH NPPTL website to view the official notice of this voluntary recission.

CA 2022-1042"

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/resources/pressrel/letters/respprotect/CA-2022-1042.html