Masks in office

Pycho666 · Post by **Pycho666** » 15 Jul 2020, 15:13

We have to wear them from next week, anyone else out there in the same boat, seems a bit ott as we already have relatively decent social distancing.

Rumple · Post by **Rumple** » 15 Jul 2020, 15:21

Must be a local decision because Matt Hancock, the Health Secratary, has said "We will not be recommending masks in the office."

Post by **stodgy88** » 15 Jul 2020, 15:23

Goverment announced today no plans to make masks mandatory in offices,so take it its voluntary ?

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 15 Jul 2020, 16:18

Even with "mandatory" wearing of masks in shops there are medical exceptions. (including mental health exceptions)
Nobody has to justify their non compliance with the mandatory ruling.
Nobody should have to share their medical records with all and sundry.

How exactly is your manager going to enforce this?
I would be tempted to refuse the "request" just to see what he does. Is he going to send people home?

Rommagic · Post by **Rommagic** » 15 Jul 2020, 17:20

Masks for van share?.

Spigot bearing · Post by **Spigot bearing** » 15 Jul 2020, 17:29

What a joke this is. I won't be wearing a muzzle anywhere, my medical history/health is between my GP and myself only, nobody else needs to know so just refuse on health grounds.

glass joe · Post by **glass joe** » 15 Jul 2020, 18:12

In a couple of years it will be if you don't get a vaccine your employment will be terminated.

PostmanBitesDog · Post by **PostmanBitesDog** » 15 Jul 2020, 18:59

The mask I wear in our delivery office seems to encourage some serious social distancing...

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sindba · Post by **sindba** » 15 Jul 2020, 19:40

Hope it's made compulsory and strictly enforced.

Idiots who refuse put us all at risk and should be dealt with via conduct.

The virus is deadly and hasn't gone away.

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 15 Jul 2020, 19:49

sindba wrote:Hope it's made compulsory and strictly enforced
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It can't be strictly enforced without breaching people's right to privacy.

sindba · Post by **sindba** » 15 Jul 2020, 19:59

clashcityrocker wrote:
sindba wrote:Hope it's made compulsory and strictly enforced
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It can't be strictly enforced without breaching people's right to privacy.

Doctor's note for medical exemptions, like anything else.

joewyan · Post by **joewyan** » 15 Jul 2020, 22:12

sindba wrote:Hope it's made compulsory and strictly enforced.

Idiots who refuse put us all at risk and should be dealt with via conduct.

The virus is deadly and hasn't gone away.

Deaths for people under 45 are no higher than on an average year.
Unless people have medical grade masks and change them very regularly, know how to put them on and never touch them then they don’t work! They give people a false sense of security and will make people ignore social distancing and forget hand hygiene!
Now the government has made them mandatory in shops we will be very busy permanently on parcels now as the high street will die

xPandabear1992x · Post by **xPandabear1992x** » 15 Jul 2020, 22:39

I've been doing afternoons so not many people around. I can understand them bringing them in for the earlies and regular starters though, when there's a pre-covid level of employees at frames etc. It's very prudent in mitigating the second wave. I've just bought one and will be using it.

Post by **97gaz** » 15 Jul 2020, 23:46

joewyan wrote:
sindba wrote:Hope it's made compulsory and strictly enforced.

Idiots who refuse put us all at risk and should be dealt with via conduct.

The virus is deadly and hasn't gone away.
Deaths for people under 45 are no higher than on an average year.
Unless people have medical grade masks and change them very regularly, know how to put them on and never touch them then they don’t work! They give people a false sense of security and will make people ignore social distancing and forget hand hygiene!
Now the government has made them mandatory in shops we will be very busy permanently on parcels now as the high street will die

I'm not going into shops where people are not wearing masks.

Woody Guthrie · Post by **Woody Guthrie** » 16 Jul 2020, 05:26

Spigot bearing wrote:What a joke this is. I won't be wearing a muzzle anywhere, .

It's not a muzzle it's a mask.
Are you unaware of the difference or is this a personal S&M thing you're sharing?