Tips for Wearing a Face Mask

How to Use

1. Ensure your hands are clean and dry, wash with soap and water for 20 seconds; remembering to ensure you don't miss anywhere. Alternately you could use hand sanitizer if you aren't near a basin or sink.
2. Open your mask and ensure the nose bridge is at the top of the mask. Be sure to hold the mask only by the ear loops to reduce contact with the inner of the mask.
3. Holding the bottom of the mask against your chin and ensure you completely cover your nose and mouth. Remember to ensure the mask is centred to your face.
4. Using the ear loops gently place the loops over your ears to secure. Adjust until comfortable.
5. Using both hands adjust the nose bridge to your nose. Place your fingers in the middle of the nose bridge and gently press in-wards whilst moving your fingers along both sides of the nose bridge, until this is pressed to fit your nose.
6. Remember to avoid touching the front of your mask or your face as this wear any airborne particles will be during use.

Inspection

To inspect your mask once it has been put on you can cover the mask with your hands and exhale vigorously. If you feel the air escaping the nose bridge you should gently re-adjust to ensure a more secure fit.

Please note this advise varies depending on the shape and overall fit of your mask, some surgical masks may have space between the sides of the face and the mask. 

How to Remove

1. Ensure your hands are clean and dry, wash with soap and water for 20 seconds; remembering to ensure you don't miss anywhere. Alternately you could use hand sanitizer if you aren't near a basin or sink.
2. Be sure to only hold the ear loops of your mask to remove your mask.
3. Do not touch the front of your mask or your face whilst removing your mask.
4. Holding the earl loops remove your mask.
5. If your mask is ready to be disposed place in a waste bin immediately after removing. Do not touch your face or other surfaces.
6. Wash our hands are clean and dry, wash with soap and water for 20 seconds; remembering to ensure you don't miss anywhere. Alternately you could use hand sanitizer if you aren't near a basin or sink.