The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier

The Conversation
November 3, 2025
By Dick Zoutman, Julia M. Wright, Mark Ungrin, Ryan Tennant

The CSA Group — a not-for-profit standards organization — released for review a new draft standard on the “Selection, Use, and Care of Respirators” (CSA Z94.4:25) for workplaces, specifically including health care. This new standard is designed to ensure much better protection for health-care workers and for everyone seeking health care.

https://stillcoviding.ca/en/news/the-csas-revised-standard-on-respirators-should-help-us-all-breathe-easier/

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La norme révisée du Groupe CSA sur les respirateurs devrait nous aider tous à respirer plus facilement

The Conversation
Le 3 novembre 2025
Par Dick Zoutman, Julia M. Wright, Mark Ungrin, Ryan Tennant

Le Groupe CSA — un organisme de normalisation à but non lucratif, a publié pour examen un projet de norme sur « la sélection, l’utilisation et l’entretien des respirateurs » (CSA Z94.4:25) pour les milieux de travail, notamment dans le secteur de la santé. Cette nouvelle norme est conçue pour assurer une bien meilleure protection aux travailleur·euses de la santé et à toutes les personnes qui cherchent des soins de santé.

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https://stillcoviding.ca/fr/nouvelles/the-csas-revised-standard-on-respirators-should-help-us-all-breathe-easier/

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