Narrative:

I was approached by [a] supervisor and he told myself and the crew on gate that it is now mandatory for all crew members to wear the wireless headsets including the wing walkers. I communicated to supervisor about the concerns of sharing equipment that touches my face; ear and mouth area due to the current crisis of the covid-19 virus. It was communicated by him in the past to the work group that wearing the headsets by the wingwalkers was optional and only mandatory for the push back driver. The headsets come in sets of [X]; they are all stored in the same box and can come in contact with the other users on the team. I voiced my concern of the sharing of equipment and was told there is enough time in-between flights to sanitize.

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Title: Ground employee reported concerns about having to wear commonly shared wireless headsets during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Narrative: I was approached by [a] Supervisor and he told myself and the crew on gate that it is now mandatory for all crew members to wear the wireless headsets including the wing walkers. I communicated to Supervisor about the concerns of sharing equipment that touches my face; ear and mouth area due to the current crisis of the COVID-19 virus. It was communicated by him in the past to the work group that wearing the headsets by the wingwalkers was optional and only mandatory for the push back driver. The headsets come in sets of [X]; they are all stored in the same box and can come in contact with the other users on the team. I voiced my concern of the sharing of equipment and was told there is enough time in-between flights to sanitize.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.