ISEA held a dynamic media roundtable on December 10, 2020, which brought reporters together with ISEA leadership and representatives from 3M, DuPont, Moldex and MSA Americas, to spotlight the industry’s capacity to respond to surging PPE demand as the COVID-19 infection rate continues to increase — as well as to focus on ISEA’s efforts to … Read More
Last week, President-elect Joe Biden debuted the Biden-Harris transition platform. The seven-point plan outlines Biden’s COVID-19 strategy, which includes a section on personal protective equipment (PPE). The plan states that his administration will give “states, cities, tribes, and territories the critical supplies they need.” Biden plans to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) to increase … Read More
Dan Glucksman ISEA Director of Government Affairs The bill brings rationality and commonsense to pandemic and public health emergency planning… Our supply chains for #COVID19 response resources are still not where they need to be. Today I introduced a comprehensive plan to bolster America’s PPE manufacturing: The MAKE PPE Act is a path to making and … Read More
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is requesting information regarding the deployment and use of elastomeric half-mask respirators (EHMRs) in healthcare settings during the COVID-19 crisis. The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) plans to purchase EHMRs to be deployed to and used by healthcare organizations in order to diversify the respiratory protection options … Read More
