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Type I, I R, II and II R face masks are medical masks tested in the direction of exhalation (inside to outside) and take into account the efficiency of bacterial filtration. Surgical masks of this type stop the wearer from infecting the surrounding environment. They are not effective at protecting the wearer from airbourne diseases such as coronavirus. Cases of the virus are high and the government hopes that masks will help stop the spread in indoor places in the country, with pupils in schools now having to wear them. The filter area and transparent area of a transparent face mask shall have a bacterial filtration efficiency of ≥ 98%, equivalent to that specified in BS EN 14683:2019+AC:2019, section 5.2.2 and 5.2.7 for Type IIR medical masks.

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Members of the public who wish to use cloth face coverings or homemade masks should be aware of their limitations and that social distancing, hand hygiene and avoiding touching the mask or face is of considerably more importance. The aim of the group was to produce a technical specification, based on test methods and some of the design and performance requirements used in established/recognised standards, for transparent face masks, some of which could be considered for use as an alternative to Type IIR medical masks. For masks with no filter area or which use seating materials impervious to the passage of air, test to BS EN ISO 22610 only.

Further to our announcement in June that we are to produce up to 100 million face masks in the UK, we are proud and humbled to hear of the significant boost this brings to the Greater Manchester area; creating jobs, enabling the support of local businesses and protecting the community during the current pandemic. Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, said: “This is real positive news for Greater Manchester, and is a result of the hard work of our PPE taskforce and their efforts to respond to the huge health and logistical challenges posed by the pandemic. droplets generated immediately in front of the wearer which are not caught by the splash protection characteristics of the filter area will be captured by the filter material in a manner equivalent to a Type IIR mask

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Single use only. Do not use if the mask is dirty or broken. Keep away from small children. Nonsterile. Greater Manchester has now sourced more than 19 million pieces of PPE, including 7.8 million facemasks, and greater local availability of facemasks is going to be crucial to equipping the NHS and key workers in other sectors. This is also about understanding the economic challenges posed by the crisis, and what we need to do to help the public stay safe and to support local businesses through the recovery period.” some transparent face masks utilise foam strips to cushion the transparent area against the face, providing some filtration capacity where a Type IIR would have none

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This technical specification has been facilitated by the NHS Transparent Face Mask Working group brought together by NHS England and NHS Improvement ( NHSE/I). Masks complying with this technical specification cannot be referred to as Type IIR medical masks, as that term is defined in EN 14683:2019 and is reserved for products meeting the definition of a medical device that also complies wholly with the requirements for Type IIR medical masks in that standard. Masks complying with this technical specification may however meet some of the requirements of EN 14683:2019. 2. Scope The wearing of a mask for protection against droplet or splash to the wearer when in close proximity an infected individual (for example, within 2 metres for COVID-19 or influenza).

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For wearer protection, which is predicated on splash and droplet protection, as long as both the transparent area and filter area meet the EN 14683:2019 requirements for bacterial filtration efficiency (BFE) and splash protection, then either:

It should be noted that N95 masks can not be officially legally recommended for use in Europe although in the current situation with PPE shortages in practice a more flexible approach seems to be being taken. In England, new rules were reintroduced in December to try and slow the spread of the virus in the lead-up to Christmas. Plan B restrictions mean that face coverings are required in most indoor public spaces and on public transport. A mask worn by healthcare workers or their patients and service users, the primary purpose of which is to protect the wearer and patient when used in combination with the other hierarchy of appropriate infection prevention control measures but which also facilitates communication by allowing full facial recognition and lip reading/signing alongside other communication methods. The group which authored this document recognise the difficulty of demonstrating that transparent masks comply with existing medical mask performance standards such as BS EN 14683:2019, and particularly in demonstrating that they perform comparably to a Type IIR medical mask, which is the usual choice of mask for source control and wearer protection to prevent infection spread over short distances via droplets. 6.2 Probable mechanism of action

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Because an impervious plastic panel will not allow the passage of air, it cannot be tested to the bacterial filtration test method in Annex B of BS EN 14683:2019. An alternative test is therefore specified in this document, BS EN ISO 22610:2006 (test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration). Materials which have a I B equal to 6 are impervious to bacterial penetration. BS EN 13795 states: It has become clear during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that a significant number of patients and healthcare workers are disadvantaged by the fact that standard medical masks are opaque. Many clinical and patient groups would benefit from the availability of a transparent version of a medical face mask. These include deaf healthcare workers, deaf patients, speech and language therapists, and healthcare workers working with patients with mental health problems, dementia and learning disabilities. Hospitals in Lincolnshire, for example, have declared a 'critical incident' over 'extreme and unprecedented' staff shortages, while teaching unions are concerned about teacher shortages. Class R: mask resistant to oil for up to eight hours. Here again, a distinction is made between R95, R99 and R100. Unfortunately, we (the European Safety Federation = trade association of suppliers of PPE) are informed by different sources about ‘certificates’ or other documents used as a basis for CE marking of PPE (including FFP2/FFP3 masks and eye protection), while these ‘certificates’ have no legal value and can not be used as conclusion of conformity assessment. It is not clear if these documents have actually been issued by the organisations mentioned themselves or if they are fake (we have the impression that a lot of fake documents are being presented as proof of compliance). ESF is not accusing them of doing so, we only want to inform and warn about these documents.'

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The filter area material used for transparent face masks shall not exceed the differential pressure requirements for Type IIR masks in section 5.2.3 in BS EN 14683:2019. 5.8 Splash resistance