My wife (Nurse) says "Wearing a mask off your nose is akin to wearing a condom on your danglies, does about the same good". ;-)
One of the guys I worked with got his 30 in and left. His last day in the office was 3/13 when they sent engineering home. It sucked for him, since he got to say goodbye to nobody. I hope things get back to normal before I retire. I would like to go have a beer with both of my friends.
Oh, for sure not the best thing to do, but that's why I only do it at my desk and only when no one else is around. When I'm walking around the plant with others nearby it's up tight to my face covering everything, suffocating and blinding me. haha
The wire doesn't do a thing for fogging but it does help keep the mask tighter to your face. I have worn every type of mask and respirator for over 38 years in my business. They suck when it's hot but add humidity and they're unbearable but you just have to deal with it. I know those cotton masks cause a lot of irritation around your face and nose. My girlfriend wears one when she goes out and always has a rash from them.
That sounds brutal.
Agreed. Pinching the wire does nothing to prevent fogging. If anything, I've found leaving it loose helps reduce (not eliminate) fogging since it doesn't direct the airflow directly on the glasses. But again, maybe my (and possibly yours if you have the same problem) face is just a weird shape that doesn't allow it to work correctly. I do have a fogging problem no matter what sort of face gear I wear, from these masks to my balaclava to my insulated winter headsock.
It was awful in the summers and most of my builders were cheap and wouldn't have the ac going. Even the ones that did have it up and running you have to shut it off while spraying or all the over spray would go into the returns and clog up the furnace filter and then freeze up the ac compressor. Ask me how I know. lol ? One good thing I stayed skinny and in shape.
This was for work when we were spraying so a face shield would've been covered in over spray within minutes. They do have those roll off goggles,kind of like the motocross riders wear but they got covered so quickly they were useless.
You're right leaving it a little looser helps. I only wear readers so I was good up until my mid 40's then I started needing them for work for the fine detailed stuff. Yup mine must be a weird shape too. When I was snowmobiling and riding motorcycles there was only one helmet that fit me perfect which of course was one of the most expensive ones Arai. All the others squished my cheeks in and my skull and gave me a headache.
No I'm talking about you and your co-workers if the mask bothers you, see if you are allowed to substitute a full clear face shield.
As a safety person, I would be trying to get them to put you in a Powered Air Purifying Respirator. They are not tight fitting, and because the air is fan fed it cools the wearer.
That's for sure
I'm not in the camp of this whole thing is hoax, but I'm convinced history will look back on this and show that it wasn't as dangerous as was believed in the moment and the reaction was out of proportion. But hindsight is always clearer than the present. And in the moment of the unknown I do feel it's better to be safe than sorry. The reaction after this will tell the true tale of how we (human race) handle what has happened. I have a feeling politics will take a front seat, as it always does in the US at least, which is unfortunate because politics ruin everything and is the enemy of science, logic, reason, and common sense.
