LTB 104/2021 – Coronavirus/Covid-19 Pandemic – PPE and Face Masks – Presentation By Dave Joyce National Health, Safety & Environment Officer on 4 March 2021 at the CWU ‘Reasonable Adjustments & PPE/Pandemic Webinar’ Organised by the CWU Equality, Education & Development Department
No. 104/2021
15 March 2021
Our Ref: E1/21
To: All Branches
Dear Colleagues,
Coronavirus/Covid-19 Pandemic – PPE and Face Masks – Presentation By Dave Joyce National Health, Safety & Environment Officer on 4 March 2021 at the CWU ‘Reasonable Adjustments & PPE/Pandemic Webinar’ Organised by the CWU Equality, Education & Development Department:
At the request of a number of participants in the recent CWU ‘Reasonable Adjustments & PPE/Pandemic Webinar’ organised by the CWU Equality, Education & Development Department, please find attached a copy of the PowerPoint presentation slides which covered:
- The pandemic timeline
PPE shortages, costs and spend
CWU strategy for tackling Covid-19 in the workplace
Workforce testing and vaccination priority for CWU members
Methods of virus spread – aerosols, droplets & contact
Masks – they are effective and they work
Masks reduce and work as a control for airborne transmission
BMJ Report by Nicholas R Jones & others – indoor risks, space, number of people, ventilation, time exposed
Attachment: PowerPoint Slide Presentation by Dave Joyce Att: Doc1
Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer