The independent standard setting organization in Canada known as the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), has released a draft revision of its standard on respirators and respiratory protection – it is called CSA Z94.4. For the first time they are including healthcare settings in the new draft standard (section 9). Did you know that it basically says that N95 respirators are the default standard for continuous use for all staff and visitors in a hospital or clinic (also includes me those patients who can tolerate an N95)?
Canada is setting an international first in development of this standard.
👉 The draft is under public review until 19 August 2025.
👉 Read the draft here: https://publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details/5674
👉 Do no harm British Columbia has a terrific explanatory website dedicated to this new standard: https://donoharmbc.ca
👉 For more information about the CSA Group: https://www.csagroup.org/about-csa-group/
