![]() ![]() ![]() It provides additional protection for healthy individuals when travelling or working,” explains Rim Chaouy, Head of the Occupational Health & Safety Division at AFNOR and Project Leader. “ This mask does not mean of course that you should stop following good hygiene practices. It contains a number of diagrams, as well as ready-to-use patterns. The document is also intended to offer guidance to all those with the necessary materials and craftmanship to make masks by themselves. The document’s appendix includes a list of laboratories (list to be complemented by the AFNOR website) for companies wishing to test their prototypes before going ahead with mass production. Textile and plastics companies can use the AFNOR Spec – Barrier masks document to mass-produce masks. Barrier masks meet a set of criteria endorsed by close to 150 experts and are aimed at providing all healthy people with further protection, in addition to good hygiene practices and social distancing. The requirements for barrier masks are less ambitious than those for FFP2 and surgical masks, which should be reserved to healthcare professionals and other people at risk of exposure. A document for manufacturers and the public Version 1.0 of the document, entitled AFNOR Spec – Barrier masks, can be downloaded free of charge. Faced with the varying and sometimes dubious quality of the scores of designs and tips available, AFNOR has taken the initiative of drawing on the collective wisdom of leading experts to produce a reference document proposing the requirements that should be satisfied when making new masks. The shortage of FFP2 and surgical masks has fueled an increase in patterns and tutorials for making protective masks. ![]() AFNOR has taken the initiative of drawing on the collective wisdom of leading experts to produce a reference document proposing the requirements that should be satisfied when making new protective masks. ![]()
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