RPE for those with beards

[Matthew Mason]

Hi All,
I was wondering if anyone has guidance on managing staff who are required to wear beards for religious/cultural reasons but who also need to wear RPE at P2/N95 level? My understanding is that the Singh Thattha technique (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532752/) is not recognised in Aus and the only other option would be a hood style PAPR. Comments welcome from any jurisdiction but particularly interested in Qld.
Cheers Matt

Matt Mason RN, CICP-E, FCRANAplus, BN, M Rural Health, M Advanced Practice (Inf Cont)

Lecturer, Academic Lead: Work Integrated Learning
School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine
USC
Ph +61 7 5456 5191 (office)
Ph 0498 188 039 (mobile)
mmason1@usc.edu.au

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