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Statement of Work

TITLE: Respiratory Protection Program Case-Scenario Training Modules

I. BACKGROUND

The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) is a division of NIOSH, within the CDC. NPPTL’s mission is to prevent work-related injury, illness and death by advancing the state of knowledge and application of personal protective technologies.

Previous contracts between NPPTL and AAOHN including: (1) RPP1 -Respiratory Protection Survey, Respiratory Competencies and Training Project, and (2) RPP2- Respiratory Protection Training Program for Frontline Healthcare Workers were very successful; however, more work needs to be accomplished.

In the IOM Report “Occupational health nurses and respiratory protection: Improving education and training (Letter Report)” (2011), and in American Association of Occupation Health Nurses (AAOHN) Occupation Health Nurses (OHN) Respiratory Protection Survey (Burgel et al., 2014), it was recommended that case studies in respiratory protection be used as a method for teaching OHNs about how to select the appropriate respirator for employees based on their occupation, their potential exposure to respiratory hazards, as well as their health status. In 2015, the University of Texas team delivered an AAOHN webinar using case studies for respirator selection for workers with various health conditions in various industries, which was well received (Pompeii & Delclos, 2015). There is a need to develop online training modules similar to this webinar content to include more detailed scenarios that are interactive for the OHN participant.

During the past several years, the AAOHN has worked with NPPTL to develop a Respiratory Protection Program (RPP) training module focusing on healthcare workers. This contract is a logical follow on to include not only front line workers but also ancillary healthcare workers, such as housekeepers, dietary staff, maintenance workers and chaplains.

II. PURPOSE

The purpose of this project is to continue to build on prior work by: (1) developing online interactive case studies pertaining to respiratory protection in various occupational settings; (2) developing online respiratory protection training for ancillary hospital workers (abbreviated version of the existing training described above); and, (3) continue to disseminate these training materials across industries and occupational health and safety workgroups.

III. SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and supplies necessary to perform the tasks that follow.

IV. TASK(S) TO BE PERFORMED

Task 1– Develop three case-studies in respiratory protection to foster OHNs ability to apply elements of

OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard.

1. Frontline healthcare workers in the hospital setting at risk for exposure to aerosol transmissible diseases while considering different patient-care scenarios (e.g., surgery, inpatient unit; emergency room) and need/use of different types of respirators (focus on N95 and PAPR). Emphasizing various types of CDC precautions (droplet vs. airborne; surgical mask vs. respirator and tie in the requirements for medical evaluation, fit testing and training.

2. Emergency medical response, HAZMAT workers, and various confined space work and the need for SCBA/ Air Supplying Respirators in these various situations. Focusing on why these respirators are needed in these various occupational scenarios and the requirements for medical evaluation, fit testing and training.

3. Manufacturing type work that involves specific tasks/jobs (e.g., painting) that focus on exposure to dust, fumes, chemicals etc., and the appropriate types of various filtering facepiece respirators (e.g., elastomeric, N95, etc). Focusing on appropriate respirator selection, as well as requirements for medical evaluation, fit testing and training.

Task 2 – Develop a 10 minute respiratory protection training module for ancillary healthcare workers that includes essential elements to keep these workers safe, but without the unnecessary details.

Task 3 – Disseminate the existing and newly developed respiratory protection training modules to relevant educational programs (e.g., nursing curricula), industries (e.g., healthcare, and workgroups).

V. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS

None.

VI. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall complete the technical effort specified under Section IV (TASKS TO BE PERFORMED), within twelve (12) months after the effective date of the contract. The anticipated term of the contract, including time allowed for development of a strategy, collection of information and dissemination, is twelve (12) months after the effective date of the contract.

VII. DELIVERABLES

The contractor shall provide the following deliverables to the Project Officer by the Due Dates given below.

1. The contractor will participate in a conference call kickoff meeting.

2. The contractor will develop three case-studies in respiratory protection to foster OHNs ability to apply elements of OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard per Task 1.

3. Develop a 10 minute respiratory protection training module for ancillary healthcare workers per

Task 2.

4. Development of a dissemination plan.

5. Final posting of case studies and ancillary worker training modules to AAOHN website

All electronic files should be delivered in MS Word format and provided via e-mail.

Deliverables Copies Due Date

Kickoff Meeting Within one week of date of contract

Case study modules Email As developed. Govt. provided two weeks to comment.

Training module for ancillary workers Email As developed. Govt. provided two weeks to comment.

Draft final training modules and dissemination plan due to NIOSH

Email Draft due 11months after contract award. Govt.

provided three weeks to comment.

Final posting of case studies and ancillary worker training modules to AAOHN website

Email Final due twelve months after contract award.

VIII. PROJECT OFFICER

Debbie Novak, SCSS National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory 626 Cochrans Mill Road Pittsburgh, PA 15236 304-285-5724 ian5@cdc.gov

IX. PAYMENT TERMS (note if and how partial payments are authorized).

Payment will be made in accordance with the line items established herein and in accordance with FAR 52.232-25, Prompt Payment, which states that the due date for making invoice payments shall be the 30th day after the designated billing office (see block 21 of the order) has received a proper invoice from the vendor or the 30th day after Government acceptance of the services performed by the vendor, whichever is later.

X. MINIMUM VENDOR QUALIFICATIONS

• Contractor must have demonstrated experience with being able to disseminate products to healthcare workers.