If you look at cars on the street, you will see tons of people have masks hanging from their rear-view mirrors that are for sure getting reused multiple times and handled multiple times without washed hands. After about 20 minutes, the moisture inside a mask becomes a breeding ground for bacteria and at that point it's a risk to your own health. Or the chin wearers, who raise them up only when they have to, then drop them back down to talk or whatever haha. Why even bother at that point. From the very start I have been saying that PPE without education can lead to worse problems, because people get complacent while not using proper procedures, so it can be worse than if they had nothing at all depending on the specific circumstance (i.e. everyone wearing gloves).Quote:
Originally Posted by Swank
Another problem I am seeing after talking to people who are back downtown in their offices is most people aren't being given a choice - they are being forced back, so if they say they're sick it looks bad (immediately after returning), and people who are anxious/stressed (lowering their immune system significantly) are being forced back into office environments where there is zero rule enforcement and nobody is wearing masks or following any of the rules. The rules are posted everywhere but it's just for optics and liability. So people are being asked to choose between their health and their jobs, all the while cases are rising rapidly in central Calgary. That's exactly what happened at the Cargill meat plant back near the start of all this, and is a big reason why we have had so many cases. I think part of the problem too is some of the old fashioned guys in management at various companies who determine company policy.
