Coronavirus: OSHA does recommend face masks in public and businesses.

OSHA recommends to wear face masks.  Two viral posts make a variety of claims about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and their stance on face masks.  One is an article claiming that OSHA says masks don’t work and violate oxygen levels. The other is a long chain message that claims to come from an OSHA certified expert.

OSHA generally recommends that employers encourage workers to wear face coverings at work. Face coverings are intended to prevent wearers who have Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) without knowing it (i.e., those who are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic) from spreading potentially infectious respiratory droplets to others. This is known as source control.  This is from OSHA and more can be found here: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/covid-19-faq.html

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“This means that the virus can spread between people interacting in close proximity—for example, speaking, coughing, or sneezing—even if those people are not exhibiting symptoms. In light of this new evidence, CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.” ~CDC.gov

“While people who are sick or know that they have COVID-19 should isolate at home, COVID-19 can be spread by people who do not have symptoms and do not know that they are infected. That’s why it’s important for everyone to practice social distancing (staying at least 6 feet away from other people) and wear cloth face coverings in public settings.” ~CDC.gov

“Take steps to limit spread of the respiratory secretions of a person who may have COVID-19. Provide a face mask, if feasible and available, and ask the person to wear it, if tolerated. Note: A face mask (also called a surgical mask, procedure mask, or other similar terms) on a patient or other sick person should not be confused with PPE for a worker; the mask acts to contain potentially infectious respiratory secretions at the source (i.e., the person’s nose and mouth).” ~Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19