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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today Thursday 11th June issued an alert against the use of KN95 facemasks as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), urging all employers and suppliers not to purchase or use KN95 facemasks as PPE.

We have previously highlighted "supposed PPE experts" mainly websites that have been created this year or non specialist companies selling fake masks with fraudulant certificates & illegal KN95 masks.

The HSE has today issued the alert against all KN95 masks due to the fact they are poor quality products acoompanied by fake paperwork. KN95 is a performance rating under the Chinese standard that is broadly equivalent to the EU standard for FFP2 face masks however There is no independent certification or assurance of their quality.

The coronavirus crisis has put the whole world on tenterhooks. Since there is no cure yet, the only way is protective measures to prevent contamination. While many countries are following lockdowns and social distancing, practising effective hygiene measures and using face masks while out in public can help to flatten the coronavirus curve. They also help you to stay safe.

The UK government has also now asked people to cover their faces in enclosed spaces, supermarkets and public transport where social distancing isn’t possible.

When it comes to face masks, many doubt if they help and then there is confusion as to which masks are best suited to prevent transmission of coronavirus.

Here are a few points you should know about the importance of face masks and the best fa

We have seen so many new “Supposed” PPE companies that have come out of the wood work to both scam people and profiteer from peoples fear.

It would have been useful for google to verify the websites of companies that have been around pre Covid 19 so that purchasers of disposable masks could buy with confidence.

We are approached everyday with fake CE marked face covering masks, medical masks or surgical masks with no certification to back up their claimed protection and products such as KN95 masks all products that that are illegal to sell in the UK.

If the product is not legal to sell in the UK it cannot be sold.

Avoid KN95 Masks:  NOT LEGAL TO SELL IN THE UK

Any certificates pretending to be CE for these would be 100% fake and if someo

Are you worried about potential occupational hazards or illnesses at your workplace? Have you reviewed your workplace safety policies recently? Has the policy been revised for changes in workplace activities? Any workplace, whether it is a warehouse or an office, a construction site or a chemical laboratory will need safety regulations that are to be followed by both, employers and employees.

Employee health and safety should be a primary concern for all organisation in order to create a conducive work environment. But how can an organisation ensure that it is doing enough to maintain the required health and safety standards at the workplace?