About Roy T. McKay, Ph.D.

About Roy T. McKay Ph.D.

	Interests: With a Ph.D. in Toxicology Dr. McKay applies his formal training in pulmonary toxicology to two related areas: 1) Respiratory Protection to prevent inhalation exposure and 2) Pulmonary Function to identify the extent of pulmonary injury. Dr. McKay has more than twenty years experience with respiratory protection, pulmonary function testing/evaluation, and airborne hazard assessments at the University of Cincinnati. In addition to his faculty appointment, Dr. McKay is director of the Occupational Pulmonary program at the Center for Occupational Health. Dr. McKay has taught respiratory protection and pulmonary function testing worldwide with training programs given in Japan, England, Germany, Australia, Belgium, Mexico, China, South America, and many other locations. Dr. McKay has numerous prestigious committee appointments with responsibility for setting pulmonary function and respiratory protection standards worldwide. Roy McKay CV (PDF 208k)
	Respiratory Protection:
		American Industrial Hygiene Association's (AIHA) Respiratory Protection Committee. 1991-1995 & 1996-present.
		ANSI Z88 Respiratory Protection Committee Member: American National Standards Institute Committee on Respiratory Protection. Full committee appointment. 1998 - present.
		ANSI Z88.10 Respirator Fit Testing Committee Member: Respirator Fit Testing Methodology, 1995 - present.
	Pulmonary Function:
		American Thoracic Society (ATS) Medical Section of the American Lung Association. Proficiency Standards for Clinical Pulmonary Laboratories. This is the committee that produced the current ATS-ERS standards for lung function testing.1996 - 2005
		American Thoracic Society: Medical Section of the American Lung Association. Committee member responsible for developing "Guidelines for Methacholine Challenge Testing". 1997 - 2000.
	About Jeff Bradley, RRT, RPFT Jeff has worked with Occupational Pulmonary Services for over a decade. During his tenure Mr. Bradley has performed thousands of fit tests and helped guide companies comply with the OSHA Respiratory Protection standards along with other regulatory agency’s guidelines. Jeff’s formal background is Respiratory Care where he is credentialed as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (R.R.T.) and a Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (R.P.F.T.). Jeff has over two decades of experience conducting a variety of Pulmonary Function studies which include: Spirometry; Pre & Post Bronchodilator evaluations; Gas Dilution studies (DLco, TLC, RV); Methacholine Challenge Test; Arterial Blood Gas punctures, and others. Jeff is also a NIOSH approved practicum instructor for the University of Cincinnati’s NIOSH-approved Spirometry training course (approval #010) and provides instruction in our fit testing workshops. Along the aforementioned activities Jeff also participates in research activities conducted by graduate students at the University of Cincinnati.
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