Guidelines
Mask handling

Mask handling

Handle masks correctly

  • Handle masks correctly and clean your hands any time you manipulate, handle, remove, or replace your mask
  • The mask should be removed whenever a staff member is taking a break, eating a meal, or using the restroom. Social distancing (2 metres) MUST be maintained at all times when not wearing a mask
  • Discard mask if it becomes contaminated with splash or spray (visibly soiled), makes direct contact with a patient, or it becomes so moist that it no longer feels intact.
  • N95 masks are required for Aerosol-Generating Medical Procedures (AGMP); save your procedure mask to re-don after you remove airborne PPE