3M Named Official Respiratory Protection Sponsor for Direct Relief, Pledges 5 Million N95 Respirators Ahead of Hurricane, Wildfire Season
3M has announced a significant partnership with Direct Relief, pledging to donate 5 million N95 respirators to meet the entire forecasted annual need. This initiative is aimed at bolstering emergency preparedness and response efforts ahead of the 2024 hurricane and wildfire season. The N95 respirators, approved by NIOSH, will help protect individuals in disaster-stricken areas and feature prominently within Direct Relief's strategic emergency stockpile.
This collaboration builds on a 20-year relationship and previous contributions from 3M, which has donated nearly 10 million N95 respirators since 2016. The initiative underscores 3M's commitment to humanitarian relief and community support during disasters and crises, ensuring critical protective equipment reaches those in need.
- 3M pledges 5 million N95 respirators, meeting Direct Relief's forecasted annual need.
- The initiative enhances emergency preparedness ahead of the 2024 hurricane and wildfire season.
- 3M's respirators are NIOSH-approved, ensuring high-quality protection.
- The partnership builds on a 20-year relationship with Direct Relief.
- Since 2016, 3M has donated nearly 10 million N95 respirators.
- 3M's protective equipment will be pre-stocked to expedite relief operations.
- 3M's involvement reinforces its commitment to humanitarian relief efforts.
- The press release does not mention any immediate financial benefits for 3M.
- Donation of 5 million N95 respirators could result in increased production costs.
- No specific data provided on how this initiative will impact 3M's stock performance.
Originally published on 3M News Center
3M pledge meets Direct Relief's entire forecasted annual need for N95 respirators
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 10, 2024 / In a significant step towards bolstering emergency preparedness and response efforts, 3M and Direct Relief are launching a global Respiratory Protection initiative to increase preparedness ahead of the 2024 hurricane and wildfire season. This initiative aims to increase preparedness and ensure the availability of N95 respirators, which play a pivotal role in helping to safeguard respiratory health during disasters and fostering community relief, re-entry, recovery and resilience efforts.
As part of the joint initiative, 3M has pledged to meet Direct Relief's entire forecasted annual need for N95 filtering facepiece respirators with a donation of 5 million units. These respirators will be utilized in Direct Relief's global humanitarian response efforts, providing essential protection to individuals in affected regions.
N95 respirators approved by NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) can be used to help protect individuals within disaster-stricken areas. They help mitigate particulate smoke exposure during wildfires and offer assistance amid clean-up activities after floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes. Consequently, N95s constitute a cornerstone of Direct Relief's disaster response framework.
Serving as the Official Respiratory Protection Sponsor, 3M's N95s will be pre-stocked and strategically positioned to expedite relief operations to impacted communities, minimizing transit time. They will feature prominently within Direct Relief's strategic emergency stockpile (SES), encompassing wildfire kits, emergency medical backpacks, hurricane preparedness packs, cholera kits, and an extensive network of U.S. safety-net clinics.
This significant new partnership between 3M and Direct Relief emerged out of an over 20-year relationship with 3M products and cash supporting Direct Relief's global relief, recovery, and resilience efforts including responding to various emergencies worldwide, including the Turkey earthquake, Ukraine conflict, Mozambique floods, Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, and hurricanes and severe weather events across the US.
"Direct Relief is deeply thankful and privileged to work with 3M on this historic donation that will protect frontline health and emergency responders during disasters," said Thomas Tighe, CEO and President of Direct Relief. "During disasters that are on-going, 3M has led by example, stepping up to help protect first responders, health workers and those at risk, and is once again providing high-quality protective equipment for people enduring fires, earthquakes, and other disasters and crises."
This initiative reinforces 3M's unwavering dedication to supporting communities in need and builds on its long-term commitment to humanitarian relief efforts. Since 2016, 3M has contributed nearly 10 million N95 respirators and other requested products to Direct Relief for individuals in the United States and more than 80 countries.
"3M is proud to continue our partnership with Direct Relief to expand access to critical protective equipment for natural disaster preparedness," said Chris Goralski, president of 3M Safety and Industrial. "Access to N95 respirators can make a real difference in the health and safety of first responders and others providing care and support during crises. We will work together with Direct Relief to ensure these essential supplies reach the communities that need them most."
3M pledge meets Direct Relief's entire forecasted annual need for N95 respirators
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