by John Howey | Mar 29, 2021 | COVID
Which Face Coverings Work Best? Last year, a consumer organization in the UK, “Which?” performed a consumer test on various types of fabric masks to determine which is most effective. They gave each mask a “bacterial filtration efficiency rating”, a standard test used...
by John Howey | Mar 3, 2021 | COVID
What are the differences between a respirator and face coverings? Normally, in industrial hygiene, we think about wearing respiratory protective equipment (RPE) to protect people from harmful contaminants such as asbestos, mould, and benzene. However, we now have to...
by John Howey | Jan 21, 2021 | COVID
Is a face covering like a using a chain-link fence to stop mosquitos? One of the common criticisms of face coverings centers around particle size. People will say that wearing a cloth mask to stop a virus is like “using a chain link fence to stop a mosquito.” It’s...
by John Howey | Jan 13, 2021 | COVID
Why are Public Face Covering Mandates Recommended? A study completed by Marianne van der Sande, Peter Teunis and Rob Sabel shows face coverings reduce aerosol exposure over time for all sorts of activities (see resources below). They claim that any type of general...
by John Howey | Jan 8, 2021 | COVID
What are viruses? Viruses are a specific type of microorganism. We are routinely exposed to microorganisms and most of them are harmless to us because they are either harmless to us or our immune system protects us from them. Microorganisms which cause infections are...
by John Howey | Apr 22, 2020 | COVID
Coronavirus primarily spreads two ways: An infected person sneezes, coughs on or touches another person; or An infected person sneezes, coughs on, or touches a surface that another person later touches. The virus causing COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped virus,...
