(02-22-2022, 06:35 AM)Obie Wrote: My point about exhalation valves and the filters is unless you have the correct training you shouldn't be using them..
Yep, gotta have the proper training. And OMG, Obie, seeings how you've gone on about it over the years that must be some special training, for sure.
Whereas, I've had to wear the damn things, in professional settings overseen by OSHA, on and off for over 40 years, and at times directly overseen by federal government supervisors who never, I say never, went on as you do. And yet, I tend to think the thing, the mask, is a pretty simple machine, with what, 3 moving parts? that most, with a minimal education, can figure out. Unless, of course, they're being browbeaten by a condescending company man who thinks he knows better..
Like I have mentioned earlier.. PPEs are an ongoing part of my life, from using them to protect myself from exposure to volcanic gases while working at active volcanic vents to agricultural and construction activities there as all sorts of setting where if one didn't know how to properly use one you're screwed. There is no way anyone can withstand direct exposure to SO2 in the quantities found at the vent, or the sulfuric acid found in the ocean entry plume, without serious, properly used protection. And yet Obie wants to suggest we all can not figure out how to use them without "the correct training." Oy vey!
I should add.. for those not familiar with using a 3M face mask there are several sources of info besides Obie's trainer. One, of course, is YouTube! For instance 3M themselves has a channel. Imagine that, no more certification, no more annual recertification. Just watch this vid.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBg2B2BP9nA
To My 2 cents.. I haven’t run into any mask police, yet, so I have no idea. Though, in my anticipation of the eventuality, I added a bit of the cloth I use to my go bag in the event showing to someone might help them understand. I also keep a few disposable N95s in there as well. Gloves in case the fancy takes me.. I’ve always been one to ask what if? and plan accordingly.