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A Comprehensive Guide to Wearing Face Masks for Office Workers During The COVID-19 Pandemic
by Nirvana Being
on May 30 2022
The world is doing its best to come back to normal life while managing pandemic situation. Wearing face masks in public places and at work, school, etc. is made mandatory to control the spread. Hence, it is important to learn about the office mask types and the ways to use them. To give you all details at one place, here is a comprehensive guide on using and finding the best office mask for office going professionals.
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Types of Office Masks for Using at Work
Office mask COVID are designed in various types. The users must employ the best practices and suitable materials while wearing the masks depending upon the work conditions. Different types of the best office masks are:
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Airific N95 mask: N95 mask from Airific serves the need for the users who require higher breathability in the material as well as proper shield. The make of this mask is designed to offer robust protection against pollutants. For managing work in COVID-19 times, this mask works great for users involved in rigorous physical activity.
Reusable and washable face masks: Office mask COVID is available in disposable variety for the workers who need protection from very small particles. Nanotechnology media of these face masks block the air-borne particles by 95%. Natural fibers form inner layer that offers advantage of skin-friendliness too.
Custom design face masks: You can find custom designed office mask collection, too, when you need fashion and functionality rolled into one. The users can spice up their look even with the mask on and be fashion-friendly without giving up on safety during COVID-19 times. These masks can be used for about six months easily.
FFP2 certified: Some best office mask like Airific are tried and tested solutions for covering faces. Promoted as community mask, this variety of office mask has BFE>95%. The same is tested at prestigious labs like Nelsons Labs USA where stringent norms for certification are followed.
Best Office Mask Can Be Cloth-Based Too: How to Select
While selecting an office mask COVID for various work environments, the users may find options available in cloth category too. TheĀ best office masks come with advantage of being washable and reusable. Here are a few tips to select the effective office mask.
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Amply fitting the face: A great office mask should snuggle fit on to the face and cover it from top of the nose to the below the chin satisfactorily. It should be fitting on the sides of the face so that the coverage is sufficient.
Option of securing: The best office mask may have option of securing it with ties or the loop. These securing materials should fit on to the back of the ears comfortably yet securely. The ties may be secured behind the head or neck as per convenience.
Breathable, multi-layer fabric: Multiple layers of fabric can promote the breathability as well as protection. The multi-layered fabric feature of the office mask offers it a comfortable appeal and adds a lot to its look.
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Take some time out to read about the guidelines of office mask usage at work and pick the option that complements your conditions well. Managing pandemic requires collective approach and careful living. Do your bit by having the best office mask COVID for public places like office and keep yourself and others safe.
Wearing a N95 FFP2 Masks reduces risk by 100 times
by Nirvana Being
on Dec 21 2021
Scientists at University of Gottingen and Cornell performed a study to understand the effectiveness of face masks and social distancing. Their findings might actually change the way you think about both masking and social distancing. While exposed to a typical Covid viral load, even a distance of nearly 10 feet between the speakers led to an upper bound of 90% for risk of infection just after a few minutes of conversation.
By contrast, for someone wearing an N95 FFP2 Mask and conversing with someone infected with Covid-19 at a distance of just 5 feet, the upper bound dropped significantly, where for a surgical mask the upper bound touched 90% risk after 30 minutes and for an N95 FFP2 mask, it still remained at about 20% after over an hour. āWhen both wear a surgical mask, while the infected is speaking, the verry conservative upper bound remains below 30% after an hour, but when both wear a well-fitting FFP2 mask, it is 0.4%ā observed the scientists.
Although any mask is better than no mask, but masks with a better fit and filtration efficacy are far superior in protecting against virus and other contagious infections. The fitting of a mask has an effect on the Total Inward Leakage (TIL) which is highest in surgical masks that cannot be adjusted to give a snug fit, whereas adjusting the nose-strips of N95 Masks improved the leakage in a more efficient way.
Notably, Dr. Alex Huffman stated that āFFP2 N95 Masks reduces risk compared to a surgical mask by almost 100 timesā. The team concluded that wearing an appropriate well-fitted N95 FFP2 mask when stepping outdoors is an excellent protection not just for yourself but for others as well because Safety First Always!
This is all the more relevant now as we expect schools and offices, considered high risk shared indoor spaces to open in January, 2022.
Nirvana Being, Indiaās leading clean air solutions company, offers an array of certified N95 FFP2 Masks, tested by Nelson Labs USA, with a nanotechnology filter in the middle layer that has a viral filtration efficacy >96% and a particulate filtration efficacy >99%. These N95 Nanofibre filter masks come with adjustable ear-loops and nose strips to give a snug fit, are washable and reusable for up to 500 hours/ 10 washes and come in stylish designs for adults and really fun designs for kids with Marvel, Disney, Barbie, Pixar and Spiderman as their official mask merchandise partners.
To conclude, we can say that masks are here to stay for a long time, more so now with the increasing cases of Covid-19 around the world. We should opt for a sustainable, organic, superior quality N95 FFP2 mask for ourselves and for our loved ones because No One is Safe Until Everyone is Safe!