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Ground employee raised concerns with the health effects of people wearing a covid-19 type mask for long durations of time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1748435 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I understand trying to keep people safe though covid-19. Has the company looked into the health effects of having employees and customers wear masks for long periods of times including long hours on aircrafts and working in public? Someone would be breathing in their own CO2 for extended periods of time that the body isn't really able to handle. This could drop O2 levels along with other side effects. If someone is practicing social distancing why would they need a mask too. We could be doing harm with this policy even though the company takes advice from cdc and who.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ground employee raised concerns with the health effects of people wearing a COVID-19 type mask for long durations of time.
Narrative: I understand trying to keep people safe though COVID-19. Has the company looked into the health effects of having employees and customers wear masks for long periods of times including long hours on aircrafts and working in public? Someone would be breathing in their own CO2 for extended periods of time that the body isn't really able to handle. This could drop O2 levels along with other side effects. If someone is practicing social distancing why would they need a mask too. We could be doing harm with this policy even though the company takes advice from CDC and WHO.
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.