Are we allowed to wear masks?

[Boywondr]

Well, tommy and frank were busy all year, stowing acorns away for the winter. Jimmy spent his summer smoking weed and masturbating. The company absolutly should provide jimmy with a mask

Not until Jimmy washes his hands!

 

[Old Man Jingles]

Well, tommy and frank were busy all year, stowing acorns away for the winter. Jimmy spent his summer smoking weed and masturbating. The company absolutly should provide jimmy with a mask

Best one in the thread and there were quite a few good ones!

 

[35years]

It is not against UPS policy to voluntarily wear a respirator. OSHA does require you sign a form on proper usage and precautions.

Only if the repirator is required by the empoyer to be worn.

 

[zimbomb]

OSHA regulates respirators use. The simple fact is you would have a hard time sourcing them. Fit testing, proper use and now reuse would be difficult for someone with zero training. Now 100% use of disposable surgical or reusable homemade masks would be helpful. What you can do without any ppe is wash your hands and don't touch your face. A virus will not enter through your hands, but your hands are great vehicle's to your eyes, nose, mouth. Any type of work gloves can help you remember not to touch and protect your hands from repeated washing. Just don't believe gloves offer any protection or assume your hands are clean underneath.

 

[rod]

Just like if you wear shorts you have to wear official UPS socks- if you wear a mask you have to use silver bullets

 

[quad decade guy]

OSHA regulates respirators use. The simple fact is you would have a hard time sourcing them. Fit testing, proper use and now reuse would be difficult for someone with zero training. Now 100% use of disposable surgical or reusable homemade masks would be helpful. What you can do without any ppe is wash your hands and don't touch your face. A virus will not enter through your hands, but your hands are great vehicle's to your eyes, nose, mouth. Any type of work gloves can help you remember not to touch and protect your hands from repeated washing. Just don't believe gloves offer any protection or assume your hands are clean underneath.

What about open wounds? My hands always had some sort of small and sometimes

nasty nicks and scratches in pkg. Legs and arms too. In the end, our jobs at UPS

(I believe) are just too "public" and "hands on" to avoid exposure. The good news

as with just about everyone in the whole world, is you are most likely to survive.

 

[Dough99]

They are pointless unless you are the sick one

 

[no_map_needed]

If you want to wear a mask feel free. Having something is better than nothing it's common sense. The simple minded sheep will have nothing to say soon.

Trump says he could see recommending all Americans wear masks - CNNPolitics

 

[Sissy Brown Short Shorts]

I wore one in the mornings when all the PCs fired up, they never opened the doors or ventilation and the place would fill with smog. I always got weird looks and sups telling me to take it off. I think it’s more of an appearance thing, if someone took a picture of it and sent it to OSHA then UPS would actually have to do something about it. We get an air quality complaint at least five times a year.

 

[Wally]

I heard supervisors arguing about this, as I guess it's technically an OSHA violation to wear them? At least for now, new OSHA regulations are being pushed to state's "soon," which hopefuly rectify this. Anyone have any other info?

It's a crime the way UPS is (not) handling all this.

You want to wear a mask for virus protection. We get it. Only thing is masks are useless once you touch it. If you move it, adjust it, etc, it is contaminated. You may also be transferring germs to yourself via the surface of the mask.

 

[oldngray]

 

[Indecisi0n]

center manager hasn't complained about my PPE mask.

 

[Brownslave688]

OSHA violation? Huh?

Tried to wear this

 

[35years]

https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/567574O/3m-administrative-respiratory-protection-program.pdf

You want to wear a mask for virus protection. We get it. Only thing is masks are useless once you touch it. If you move it, adjust it, etc, it is contaminated. You may also be transferring germs to yourself via the surface of the mask.

Wrong.

Have you ever donned a mask for a job, or been trained in their use?

I didn't think so.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/567574O/3m-administrative-respiratory-protection-program.pdf


Have you ever donned a mask for a job, or been trained in their use?

Yup. When I was on active duty we had annual chemical warfare training. Full suit plus the gas mask.

 

[El Correcto]

Only if you’re a puss.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

Wait a minute, we have a guy on here that says just wash your hands and you are 99.9%

guaranteed not to get infected(it's that simple)...but you say whole countries think the

virus is airborne?

It is airborne. TTKU.

 

[Box Ox]

It is airborne. TTKU.

It is and the idea being put forward by officials that an N95 or better respirator/mask won’t help prevent the average person from being infected is a lie. They’re only saying that because there aren’t nearly enough in circulation and the medical community needs them the most.

 

[no_map_needed]

It is and the idea being put forward by officials that an N95 or better respirator/mask won’t help prevent the average person from being infected is a lie. They’re only saying that because there aren’t nearly enough in circulation and the medical community needs them the most.

It was being put out as an opinion/statement rather than based on facts to persuade people for that reason. That is why they never attached "based on.." Imagine if Trump said it lol. Like I said before Sheep. Stuff you learn in school.

 

[Upsftd125]

It just has to be brown