For a printable version of this article, CLICK HERE. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused well-publicized shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical workers. Eye protection, ...

New research indicates that sterilized and expired N95 respirator masks offer effective protection against coronavirus infection for healthcare workers. N95 respirator masks as many as 11 years past ...

What Are Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirators and How Can They Help You? No matter what industry you serve, you’ve likely been impacted since COVID-19’s onset by the scarcity of N95 masks, commonly used ...

The CDC said cloth masks provide little protection against wildfire smoke because they don’t catch microscopic smoke particles that can get into the lungs. For COVID-19, cloth masks are used as a form ...

Face masks have been widely used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to protect people from catching the virus. Researchers discovered certain double masking combinations and fit modifications offer ...

With the entrance of PPE in the public’s everyday vocabulary, it is important to note differences in masks and respirators. It’s a question that has grown in popularity this year and with good reason: ...

As the UK lifts the legal requirement for face masks in most indoor public areas in England, new research from the University of Surrey and the University of Bristol has shown that FFP2 (filtering ...

Millions of workers are required to wear respirators in various workplaces throughout the United States. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, ...

WITH THE OMICRON VARIANT SPREADING LIKEIL WDFIRE, HEALTH EXPERTS SAY IT'S NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO UPGRADE YOUR FACE MASK. WE FOUND YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO GET A QUALITY N95 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A face mask may give the wearer more protection from the coronavirus than previously thought, according to a new study commissioned by the World Health Organization. The updated ...

During the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic in 2020, as Americans were being increasingly required to wear face masks in order to patronize businesses such as grocery stores, some social media ...