What OSHA has to say about face masks

It has become popular (through fear of covid-19) to wear face masks in the past month or so. Some wear regular cloth masks, often homemade, while others wear the surgical face masks that make many people feel safer.

But what does the government’s Occupational Safety and Health Association have to say about these?

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/covid-19-faq.html

Click on the “What are the key differences…” link under “Cloth Face Coverings.” Look at the fourth bullet point, which says,

§  Will not protect the wearer against airborne transmissible infectious agents due to loose fit and lack of seal or inadequate filtration.

Now look down further to the next section called “Surgical masks.” Look at the fifth bullet point, which says,

§  Will not protect the wearer against airborne transmissible infectious agents due to loose fit and lack of seal or inadequate filtration.

Maybe that is why face masks are now being included in what has been called “Virtue Signaling.” This is a euphemism for wearing a mask in order to look virtuous. It has nothing to do with actually protecting people from the spread of disease.

Here is a definition of “Virtue Signaling” from the New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/sunday/virtue-signaling.html

Expressions of moral outrage are playing a prominent role in contemporary debates about issues like sexual assault, immigration and police brutality. In response, there have been criticisms of expressions of outrage as mere “virtue signaling” — feigned righteousness intended to make the speaker appear superior by condemning others.

See also this absurdity:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/05/covid_virtuesignaling_absurdity_at_the_local_florist.html

Just thought you should know what the medical association knows but are too afraid to tell you, lest they appear non-virtuous.