#elastomeric — Public Fediverse posts
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Tired of buying disposable masks? 😷 Consider the Dentec Comfort-Air Respirator. The Dentec is an elastomeric, comes in black ⬛ or white ⬜ and small-medium or medium-large, and can take N95 or P100 filters.
Available at our charity store: buymask.ca/products/dentec-comfort-air-respirator-n95-or-p100
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Tired of buying disposable masks? 😷 Consider the Dentec Comfort-Air Respirator. The Dentec is an elastomeric, comes in black ⬛ or white ⬜ and small-medium or medium-large, and can take N95 or P100 filters.
Available at our charity store: buymask.ca/products/dentec-comfort-air-respirator-n95-or-p100
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This thing is terrifically comfortable, and it has a better seal than any paper mask I've worn.
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This thing is terrifically comfortable, and it has a better seal than any paper mask I've worn.
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#CDC guide to #Elastomeric #Respirators
- Elastomeric respirators can be used to protect against gases, vapors, or particles.
- Elastomeric respirators are reusable and can be cleaned and disinfected.
- Elastomeric respirators require fit testing. -
#CDC guide to #Elastomeric #Respirators
- Elastomeric respirators can be used to protect against gases, vapors, or particles.
- Elastomeric respirators are reusable and can be cleaned and disinfected.
- Elastomeric respirators require fit testing. -
Dude pointing out to another one my #elastomeric #mask "he certainly won't be catching #COVID in that mask"
Why, yes, that's *exactly* the point, I'm not sure why that's noteworthy? 🤷
#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver -
Dude pointing out to another one my #elastomeric #mask "he certainly won't be catching #COVID in that mask"
Why, yes, that's *exactly* the point, I'm not sure why that's noteworthy? 🤷
#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver -
@reinhilde @jon_giraffe I think anything that is reusable will have cleaning requirements.
That said… I went the #Elastomeric route because the idea of generating a mountain of plastic waste from single-use masks did not sit well with me.
As an asthmatic, I also found unvented masks really gave me breathing difficulties. A vented mask worked better, and while there are single-use #N95 masks with vents, typically the vent is unfiltered and can't be easily retrofitted with a filter.
I went a Honeywell/North RU6500M (#FullFaceElastomeric) at first because I saw one going cheap … and it's been good, but it is a bulky option, so managed to find a Honeywell 7700 (#HalfFaceElastomeric) which uses the same filters (I have both #N95 / #P2 and #N100 / #P3 filters) but is less vulnerable to scratches.
Both I was able to reversibly modify to add an exhaust filter: typically I use disinfectant wipes to wipe down the mask inside and out… and if I fold one of those wipes three times over and cut it to size… it makes a passable exhaust filter.
At the moment I'm mostly masking during the winter months when cases are at their worst and the inconvenience is at its lowest. (Yes, I know COVID-19 is not seasonal, however behaviour and the immune system load from seasonal infection in winter months, raises the risks at that time.)
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@reinhilde @jon_giraffe I think anything that is reusable will have cleaning requirements.
That said… I went the #Elastomeric route because the idea of generating a mountain of plastic waste from single-use masks did not sit well with me.
As an asthmatic, I also found unvented masks really gave me breathing difficulties. A vented mask worked better, and while there are single-use #N95 masks with vents, typically the vent is unfiltered and can't be easily retrofitted with a filter.
I went a Honeywell/North RU6500M (#FullFaceElastomeric) at first because I saw one going cheap … and it's been good, but it is a bulky option, so managed to find a Honeywell 7700 (#HalfFaceElastomeric) which uses the same filters (I have both #N95 / #P2 and #N100 / #P3 filters) but is less vulnerable to scratches.
Both I was able to reversibly modify to add an exhaust filter: typically I use disinfectant wipes to wipe down the mask inside and out… and if I fold one of those wipes three times over and cut it to size… it makes a passable exhaust filter.
At the moment I'm mostly masking during the winter months when cases are at their worst and the inconvenience is at its lowest. (Yes, I know COVID-19 is not seasonal, however behaviour and the immune system load from seasonal infection in winter months, raises the risks at that time.)
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I gave her a HEPA filter I got a rebate for (end price: $15) and showed her how to order an elastomeric online since she seemed interested.
I’m done with all or nothing thinking when it comes to encouraging COVID precautions. Every time my aunt wears a mask is one less time she risks death! Sometimes habits need to start small and then they can grow from there.
#COVIDeducation #COVID19 #COVIDaware #cleanair #HEPAfilter #FloMask #masking #publichealth #MasksWork #covid #elastomeric
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I'm about to wear my #elastomeric #mask while walking because of #smog, change into aura to walk into healthcare place, and then change into less well fitting FFP3 that actually allows my face to fit into the machine 😂😅
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I'm about to wear my #elastomeric #mask while walking because of #smog, change into aura to walk into healthcare place, and then change into less well fitting FFP3 that actually allows my face to fit into the machine 😂😅
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@augieray We’re hunkered down for the next several weeks. Not interested in being around a lot of people, even in my #N95 #elastomeric respirator.
“May the odds be ever in your favor.” —The Hunger Games
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@augieray We’re hunkered down for the next several weeks. Not interested in being around a lot of people, even in my #N95 #elastomeric respirator.
“May the odds be ever in your favor.” —The Hunger Games
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Two days ago, I went to an especially dangerous place, with an #Elastomeric #N95 and special prescription glasses designed to keep surrounding air out of my eyes. I snorted not one but two different kinds of nasal sprays immediately after, and gargled with CPC mouthwash.
There I wound up closer to an unmasked person who had obviously been sick than I’d been since 2020. Sniffles and throat clearing, and standing right next to me.
It was the nurse at my doctor’s office.
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Two days ago, I went to an especially dangerous place, with an #Elastomeric #N95 and special prescription glasses designed to keep surrounding air out of my eyes. I snorted not one but two different kinds of nasal sprays immediately after, and gargled with CPC mouthwash.
There I wound up closer to an unmasked person who had obviously been sick than I’d been since 2020. Sniffles and throat clearing, and standing right next to me.
It was the nurse at my doctor’s office.
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I used to have a sail boat. One of the most important #safety rules in sailing is "don't sail on a schedule".
What this means is that if you have a destination & a deadline, you will override safety signals (like weather) & travel in unsafe conditions due to deadline pressure. This is how serious accidents happen while sailing.
Planning for sailing puts an emphasis on having a checklist that includes having situational awareness of issues like boat condition, charts, & weather by explicitly checking the marine weather forecasts.
Also you have to be prepared to bail on your destination & schedule if the safety signals change. You have to know where your closest port is to seek shelter if a storm arises.
It occurred to me that the #airbornePrecautions equivalent is "don't be task focused on a deadline".
The need to get a task done by a deadline causes you to lose situational awareness, & accept risk that you would not otherwise accept if you thought your safety plan through ahead of time.
This is exacerbated by the total lack of a danger signal in society right now. No mitigations visible. Out of sight, out of mind.
This bit me yesterday getting a vaccination from an unmasked pharmacist in a small room. I took a risk I should not have, because I lost situational awareness under the drive to get the task done. I never would have accepted that risk in my pre-thought out safety plan. But it just popped up in the middle of the task, & I let it slide because I wasn't situationally aware.
Now, ofc I was wearing #P100 #elastomeric so the risk here is relative due to #DefenceInDepth. My event was ocular exposure during high water mark for community transmission, not being maskless. But it is not a risk I would have taken in a pre-thought through safety plan.
And that's the big deal now. Every little ordinary task needs a safety plan.It's frustrating. It's exhausting.
When it goes wrong, when the safety signals change, when you get off plan, you have to be prepared to "bail". Halt a task, walk out, cancel, reschedule. Find a safe port in the new storm.
I should have refused entry with a maskless pharmacist. Cancelled, requested accommodation & rescheduled.
This is a kind of risk "velocitization" that happens. I am getting velocitized into one-way masking even during high #community #transmission periods. Everyone else but me unmasked is the new normal.
This is how accidents happen - a bunch of little issues leading to an unwanted, unplanned outcome.
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I used to have a sail boat. One of the most important #safety rules in sailing is "don't sail on a schedule".
What this means is that if you have a destination & a deadline, you will override safety signals (like weather) & travel in unsafe conditions due to deadline pressure. This is how serious accidents happen while sailing.
Planning for sailing puts an emphasis on having a checklist that includes having situational awareness of issues like boat condition, charts, & weather by explicitly checking the marine weather forecasts.
Also you have to be prepared to bail on your destination & schedule if the safety signals change. You have to know where your closest port is to seek shelter if a storm arises.
It occurred to me that the #airbornePrecautions equivalent is "don't be task focused on a deadline".
The need to get a task done by a deadline causes you to lose situational awareness, & accept risk that you would not otherwise accept if you thought your safety plan through ahead of time.
This is exacerbated by the total lack of a danger signal in society right now. No mitigations visible. Out of sight, out of mind.
This bit me yesterday getting a vaccination from an unmasked pharmacist in a small room. I took a risk I should not have, because I lost situational awareness under the drive to get the task done. I never would have accepted that risk in my pre-thought out safety plan. But it just popped up in the middle of the task, & I let it slide because I wasn't situationally aware.
Now, ofc I was wearing #P100 #elastomeric so the risk here is relative due to #DefenceInDepth. My event was ocular exposure during high water mark for community transmission, not being maskless. But it is not a risk I would have taken in a pre-thought through safety plan.
And that's the big deal now. Every little ordinary task needs a safety plan.It's frustrating. It's exhausting.
When it goes wrong, when the safety signals change, when you get off plan, you have to be prepared to "bail". Halt a task, walk out, cancel, reschedule. Find a safe port in the new storm.
I should have refused entry with a maskless pharmacist. Cancelled, requested accommodation & rescheduled.
This is a kind of risk "velocitization" that happens. I am getting velocitized into one-way masking even during high #community #transmission periods. Everyone else but me unmasked is the new normal.
This is how accidents happen - a bunch of little issues leading to an unwanted, unplanned outcome.
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This morning was my first time in two weeks of being in the same indoor space as anyone outside my #Covid cautious household. Right behind the unmasked woman with the wet juicy cough at the drug store, where I am forced to go on a regular basis to pick up my meds.
That’s what the #elastomeric #N95 and dry-eye prescription glasses with silicone eye cups are for, I guess. And the Enovid I snorted after getting back in my vehicle, for what good that does.
This is what turns people into hermits.
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@eniko Well said. I completely agree and have decided not to get a fifth mRNA shot bc I never spend much time around people and always wear an #Elastomeric #N95 whenever I have to be. Novavax, maybe, but doubt it’s that much better.
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a Twitter thread about what I call the cargo cult of the vaccine. All these people standing there, waiting for the cargo that would get unloaded from magic airplanes of immunity and normalcy.
Ain’t happened yet.