The mask becomes mandatory in many cases, and even outdoors in certain areas. On a case-by-case basis, some companies require it.
Could you wear your mask all day long while working? This is a question that deserves to be asked. Since Monday July 20, 2020, the mask is compulsory in "closed public places ", therefore the ERP (establishments open to the public) as well as stores and shopping centers, covered markets, and administrations and banks.
But what about companies or administrations which do not receive an audience? First element of response: companies "must manage on a case-by-case basis, depending on the situation", Prime Minister Jean Castex indicated on July 16. In the health protocol published by the Ministry of Labor at the end of June, it says: "in a situation where it is impossible to respect or risk breaking the physical distance of at least 1m, wearing a mask is compulsory for employees." When we know that 20% of clusters have been detected in a company, it is important to take all precautions. "The professional environment is the most favorable for this epidemic. Especially closed and humid environments, with air renewal systems that promote mixing and exposure of a greater number of people to the virus", explained du Parisien Michèle Legeas, specialist in the analysis and management of health risk situations.
Wearing a mask all day, a lack of comfort? "Only certain jobs where people will spend their working time in front of their computer. These people are authorized to leave the mask. On the other hand, when they are going to move as if to go to the printer, they are obliged to wear it. ”, Told BFMTV Emeric Leloutre, sales manager at SonoVente, a company selling musical equipment which has imposed the wearing of masks on its premises.
For an employee of Fortwenger, a company that has also adopted this measure, also interviewed by BFMTV, "It's complicated. Especially when it's hot like that to have the mask on for eight hours." Indeed, the mask, so important, can become restrictive during a heat wave.
The contours of wearing a mask in business that do not receive the public therefore still remain a little vague. You just have to look in your working environment. In any case, we must respect the sanitary rules, even if the summer period is not the best.
For its part, the government recommended at the end of July that companies "build up a preventive stock of protective masks for 10 weeks to be able to cope with a potential resurgence of the epidemic."
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