Handcrafted fabric masks at work, it's over soon. Judged by the High Council of Public Health (HCSP) insufficiently filtering against the more contagious variants of the coronavirus, the Secretary of State for Occupational Health, Laurent Pietraszewski, announced, Sunday, January 24, their upcoming ban on the place of work.
"The government has scrupulously followed the recommendations of the High Council for Public Health (HCSP) since the start of the crisis", said Laurent Pietraszewski on Franceinfo, adding that the health protocol "Will predict very quickly that handmade masks are not required in business". It will be adapted "After, as always, having discussed it with the social partners".
Three types of masks allowed
In principle, only three types of masks can be worn in a company: surgical masks (from the medical world, with a blue side and a white side), FFP2 masks (the most protective) and so-called industrial fabric masks. category 1 ”. “Category 2” industrial fabric masks, which filter only 70% of particles, compared to 90% for “category 1” ones, and those made in an artisanal way, which are not tested in terms of performance, cannot no longer be used.
A decree recommending that these masks no longer be worn in public spaces must also be published very soon. A decision criticized by the National Academy of Medicine which considers that this measure "Lack of scientific evidence"....
