303.398.1622 | Melissa Horsman horsmanm@njhealth.org
For over 15 years, the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at National Jewish Health has directed the Respiratory Protection Program. Our program is designed to protect workers from exposure to hazardous substances and help employers cost-effectively comply with federal and state regulations. Board-certified occupational medicine physicians, pulmonologists and trained respirator fit technicians provide comprehensive respiratory and hearing protection services including:
- Medical clearance exams
- Pulmonary function testing
- Respirator fit testing (quantitative and qualitative)
- Audiometry
- Worker training
Our professionally-staffed respirator fit test facility on the National Jewish Health campus is available during business hours or we can come to your facility. We specialize in providing comprehensive respiratory protection services on-site at your facility to minimize employee scheduling conflicts and to optimize your organization's productivity. We understand your respiratory protection needs as we perform over 7,000 respirator fit tests per year in industrial, agricultural, health care and construction work environments.
Learn about our Respiratory Protection Program Services
Learn about Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Respiratory Protection Requirements
To schedule respirator fit testing, training, medical clearances or audiometry, please call 303.398.1622 or email Melissa Horsman at horsmanm@njhealth.org.
Program Personnel
Annyce Mayer, MD, MSPH, is a board certified occupational medicine physician with special expertise in occupational lung disease. She has been actively involved in research and clinical practice for more than 10 years. She has consulting experience in industrial, governmental, and healthcare settings. She is also experienced in developing medical surveillance programs for complex exposures.
Melissa Horsman, COHC, has nearly 10 years of experience providing respiratory protection services to industrial, governmental, agricultural and health care sectors. She has developed trainings for health care, long-term care and agricultural industries on a variety of respiratory protection and personal protective equipment topics.
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