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LTB 544/21 – RMG Re-Introduction of Mandatory Face Masks in England From 30.11.21 – Face Masks Supplies To All UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) Units and Sites
No. 544/2021
13 December 2021
Our Ref: E1/21
To: All Branches
Dear Colleagues,
RMG Re-Introduction of Mandatory Face Masks in England From 30.11.21 – Face Masks Supplies To All UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) Units and Sites:
LTBs 517/21 and 532/21 communicated the Royal Mail Group Executive Board decision to re-introduce ‘Mandatory Face Masks’ in England on 30 November 2021 with CWU support. Mandatory Masks were already in place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
A request was made to Royal Mail Group to guarantee ample supplies of masks, gloves and sanitizer etc., to all Royal Mail Group Units across the UK and to ensure that no Unit would run out of stock.
On Friday 10 December responses were received from the Royal Mail Group Head of Assets and the CEO confirming that ample stocks of both ‘disposable’ and reusable’ masks and other items were held in Swindon and that in response to the demand for face masks, Royal Mail Group have pushed out an increased supply of disposable face masks to all sites, directly from Swindon Walk Bundling Centre, from current stocks held. This equated to:
758,300 masks or
15,166 packs of 50 masks.
These were dispatched daily commencing from 2nd December 2021.
Following the RMG Executive Board decision to re-introduce ‘Mandatory Masks’, RMG Assets have procured a further:
8 million disposable face masks (supplied in either packs of 25 or packs of 50).
100,000 cotton, 3-layer, re-usable face masks (supplied in packs of 5).
‘Dimensions’ Demand Position (Disposable Masks)
From July to November 2021 disposable face masks were supplied from Swindon at an average volume of 1,000 packs a week.
Following the announcement regarding the return to mandatory masks in England from 30 November, demand rose to 13,000 packs a week and rising.
‘Paragon’ Demand Position (Re-Usable/Washable Cotton Masks)
The average weekly volume supplied has risen from 290 to 1,450 and rising since the mandatory face masks announcement.
Overall Face Mask Demand Position Following the Mandatory Face Masks Announcement
A 732% increase in demand.
Last week 135 Offices ordered 2,124 packs (10,620 individual re-usable face coverings).
This week 52 sites ordered 801 packs (4,005 individual re-usable face coverings).
The Face Masks Ordering Process:
Ordering Disposable Face coverings:
Disposable face masks and disposable gloves can be ordered via the ‘Dimensions online Portal’ (you go to the ‘pool stock’ screen). Dimensions portal order limit is 50 packs per order but there is no limit to how many times a unit can place orders.
The ‘Dimensions’ portal link is here: https://detail.dimensions.co.uk/royalmail
The ordering activity would normally be done for the Unit as a whole, by an operational manager.
For non-operational managers the process is slightly different. They should email Royalmail@dimensions.co.uk with the following information: Full Name, Full Address, Cost Centre.
Further support is available through Uniform Support: Uniform@royalmail.com.
Ordering Re-usable Face coverings:
Re-usable face coverings are ordered via Paragon using the web site: https://store.paragon-cc.co.uk/rm-stationery.
If a user doesn’t have an account, they can set up a new account using their RM email address.
If their address doesn’t appear in the drop down list they should:
Select any of the delivery addresses from the list.
Then use the ‘Edit Address’ button.
Then click to edit the address fully.
Further support is available through Uniform Support: Uniform@royalmail.com.
NOTE: If any problems are experienced regarding supplies, the Office Manager or PiC should contact Uniform@royalmail.com without delay.
Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer
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LTB 544/21 - RMG Re-Introduction of Mandatory Face Masks in England From 30.11.21 - Face Masks Supplies To All UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) Units and Sites
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LTB 545/21 – Research Report Concludes That Face Mask Wearing ‘Cuts The Risk of Catching Covid-19 By Up To 225 Times and is more Effective Than Social Distancing’
No. 545/2021
13 December 2021
Our Ref: E1/21
To: All Branches
Dear Colleagues,
Research Report Concludes That Face Mask Wearing ‘Cuts The Risk of Catching Covid-19 By Up To 225 Times and is more Effective Than Social Distancing’
In a recently published research report German and US researchers found that wearing a face mask can lower the risk of catching Covid-19 by up to 225 times, compared to solely relying on a three-metre social distancing rule. This is the latest report to conclude that wearing a face covering offers ‘enormously high’ protection.’
In a previous study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), an international team of researchers found face mask wearing cut Covid-19 transmission by 53 per cent and social distancing reduced the virus spread by 25 per cent. The academic paper comes after a review of six real-world studies on masks, concluding that widespread face mask use can cut Covid infection rates.
The latest research paper, published in the journal PNAS, measured the size and amount of respiratory particles that exhaled with various masks on.
It found a 90 per cent chance of catching Covid-19 if a person stands across from an infected person for five minutes and neither wear a mask, even with a gap of three metres in place.
However, it would take 30 minutes for the risk to be that high if someone was to wear a face mask, even if it does not fit ‘perfectly’ on the face.
Experts from the Universities of Göttingen and Cornell who did the study said their finding “makes face masks more important than social distancing”.
This latest research paper, published in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), measured the size and amount of respiratory particles that come out of people’s mouths with various masks on.
Scientists calculated the risk of a person inhaling respiratory particles from various distances and lengths of exposure.
The scientific researchers and authors of the latest study found that the risk of infection without wearing masks is enormously high after only a few minutes, even at a distance of three metres, if the infected persons have the high viral load of the Covid-19 virus.
Masks were last week made compulsory in England again on public transport, shops and other indoor settings in response to the new highly infectious Omicron variant, which was first identified in South Africa.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) state that face coverings can reduce the risk against the spread of infection because they cover the nose and mouth, reducing the spread of droplets and aerosols carrying Coronavirus (COVID-19). This limits the amount of the virus being released when people talk and breathe.
Ventilation is also important! Someone who has Coronavirus breathes out small particles (aerosols) of the virus. Adequate ventilation reduces how much virus is in the air, so it reduces the risk of breathing in the virus. In ‘stuffy’ poorly ventilated rooms the amount of virus in the air can build up, increasing the risk of spreading Covid-19, especially if there are lots of people in a crowded room. Good ventilation helps prevent the spread of Covid-19 by introducing fresh air into indoor spaces while removing stale air. Letting fresh air into indoor spaces can help remove air that contains virus particles and help prevent the spread of the virus.
Finally, hand washing! – To prevent the spread of Covid-19, people should also regularly wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use a hand sanitizer when they can’t use soap and water. Clean hands BEFORE and AFTER: Touching eyes, nose, or mouth, entering and leaving a public place, touching items or surfaces that are frequently touched by other people, such as doors, handles, tables, tools, equipment, trolleys etc.
Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer
LTB 545/21 – Research Report Concludes That Face Mask Wearing ‘Cuts The Risk of Catching Covid-19 By Up To 225 Times and is more Effective Than Social Distancing’
No. 545/2021
13 December 2021
Our Ref: E1/21
To: All Branches
Dear Colleagues,
Research Report Concludes That Face Mask Wearing ‘Cuts The Risk of Catching Covid-19 By Up To 225 Times and is more Effective Than Social Distancing’
In a recently published research report German and US researchers found that wearing a face mask can lower the risk of catching Covid-19 by up to 225 times, compared to solely relying on a three-metre social distancing rule. This is the latest report to conclude that wearing a face covering offers ‘enormously high’ protection.’
In a previous study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), an international team of researchers found face mask wearing cut Covid-19 transmission by 53 per cent and social distancing reduced the virus spread by 25 per cent. The academic paper comes after a review of six real-world studies on masks, concluding that widespread face mask use can cut Covid infection rates.
The latest research paper, published in the journal PNAS, measured the size and amount of respiratory particles that exhaled with various masks on.
It found a 90 per cent chance of catching Covid-19 if a person stands across from an infected person for five minutes and neither wear a mask, even with a gap of three metres in place.
However, it would take 30 minutes for the risk to be that high if someone was to wear a face mask, even if it does not fit ‘perfectly’ on the face.
Experts from the Universities of Göttingen and Cornell who did the study said their finding “makes face masks more important than social distancing”.
This latest research paper, published in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), measured the size and amount of respiratory particles that come out of people’s mouths with various masks on.
Scientists calculated the risk of a person inhaling respiratory particles from various distances and lengths of exposure.
The scientific researchers and authors of the latest study found that the risk of infection without wearing masks is enormously high after only a few minutes, even at a distance of three metres, if the infected persons have the high viral load of the Covid-19 virus.
Masks were last week made compulsory in England again on public transport, shops and other indoor settings in response to the new highly infectious Omicron variant, which was first identified in South Africa.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) state that face coverings can reduce the risk against the spread of infection because they cover the nose and mouth, reducing the spread of droplets and aerosols carrying Coronavirus (COVID-19). This limits the amount of the virus being released when people talk and breathe.
Ventilation is also important! Someone who has Coronavirus breathes out small particles (aerosols) of the virus. Adequate ventilation reduces how much virus is in the air, so it reduces the risk of breathing in the virus. In ‘stuffy’ poorly ventilated rooms the amount of virus in the air can build up, increasing the risk of spreading Covid-19, especially if there are lots of people in a crowded room. Good ventilation helps prevent the spread of Covid-19 by introducing fresh air into indoor spaces while removing stale air. Letting fresh air into indoor spaces can help remove air that contains virus particles and help prevent the spread of the virus.
Finally, hand washing! – To prevent the spread of Covid-19, people should also regularly wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use a hand sanitizer when they can’t use soap and water. Clean hands BEFORE and AFTER: Touching eyes, nose, or mouth, entering and leaving a public place, touching items or surfaces that are frequently touched by other people, such as doors, handles, tables, tools, equipment, trolleys etc.
Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.