Meeting Agenda

Agenda: Meeting 8. Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health

Tuesday, March 3rd
Pittsburgh International Airport Hyatt Regency -- Regency Ballroom

8:30 am to 4:30 pm    
Attend NPPTL Stakeholder Meeting 

Wednesday, March 4th
Hyatt Regency -- Wright Room

8:00 – 8:15
Welcome and Introductions
Lewis Goldfrank, chair                                               

8:15 – 11:00
Addressing the PPT Program Review Recommendations—Extramural and Intramural Research

--8:15 – 8:45     
Introducing the Issues and the NPPTL Draft Plan
Maryann D’Alessandro and Les Boord, NPPTL
Jim Newhall, NIOSH Office of Extramural Programs

--8:45 - 9:45     
Presentations and Panel Discussion
Discussion Questions
-What are the research gaps not addressed by the current PPT Program?
-What can be learned from other research programs on ways to focus intramural and extramural funding in  addressing PPT research gaps?
-What are the relevant career and training issues that should be considered?

Overview of the Research and Training Gaps 
Sundaresan Jayaraman

Examples of Successful Initiatives in Other Programs
Roger Barker, North Carolina State University
Tina Reponen, University of Cincinnati
Phil Harber, UCLA 

--9:45 – 10:00    
Break

--10:00-11:00   
Discuss NPPTL Draft Plan
--Additions and revisions to the plan

--11:00           
Adjourn Open Session

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