PEOPLE ARE BEING WARNED THAT FACE MASK SHOULDN’T BE MICROWAVED DMM DEPARTMENT MB Enterprises
As part of the health & Safety
masks, hand gloves and other
management, the microwaves are
measures or HSE regards to PPE’s
protective wear necessary for
designed to heat cloth materials that
that microwaving of the face mask
prevention from the dangerous
could result in overheating and
has been marked as a potential
pandemic COVID-19, and other
catching fire. The main reason that is
hazard. PPE’s are Personal Protec-
pandemics of similar nature. This is
being noted primarily is that the
tive equipment and includes face
According to the Ontario’s Fire
disposable masks are equipped with
Marshal Jon Pegg that heating a face
a metal nose wire or staples that can
mask for the sake of decontaminating
be a cause of fire if it’s heated in a
it is regarded as a potential risk that
microwave. The most recent stats
can turn into an accident. However,
also claim with readings between Jan
there can be alternative ways that are
1 & May 4 that there have been fire
risk-free for people to avoid a fire.
fatalities in Ontario. These represents a huge 65% increase over the same
Further according to the Office of the
time last year.
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