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| engineheat:
--- Quote from: Stray Electron on March 26, 2020, 02:52:25 am --- --- Quote from: engineheat on March 26, 2020, 01:17:03 am ---I asked if we can wear our own masks if we have it. I was told we can only wear surgical masks, but N95 mask is considered a "respirator" along with painting respirators and those have OSHA requirements as far as test fitting, etc... I was told I have to get a medical screening and jump thru a bunch of other hoops to wear them. I can only feel safe if I wore a respirator. If they don't allow it I might need to take an unpaid leave. The way I see it, those OSHA requirements are in place to protect workers if they were doing a task that requires a respirator. In my case, the respirator is an additional measure of protection against a virus and even a leaking one is better than nothing... If I can convince them to allow me to wear a respirator then I'll take my chances but if they turned down this and won't allow unpaid leave, then screw it. I'm gone. --- End quote --- I completely agree with your second paragraph. If conditions at your work were such that you were required to wear a mask then it might concern OHSA but since it's not for directly work related reason then OHSA wouldn't be involved. --- End quote --- This is what happens when you work at a place with so many processes and procedures for each and every small thing. Work there long enough and people starts to lose common sense and you'd be unemployable to many other places. Thank God I haven't been there for long. Honing my resume now no matter what happens... |
| SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: Stray Electron on March 25, 2020, 07:52:34 pm --- --- Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 25, 2020, 03:40:52 pm ---Not sure about laws over there - over here, there is a "right to withdraw" allowing you to leave your job (not quit it) temporarily without facing any consequence in case it's become a health risk. Dunno if you have something like this, but even if you do, if the state you live in doesn't officially consider that a threat to your health, then you just can't prove it is. :-\ --- End quote --- I would say that if if the OP's state is telling people to stay home and to self quarantine, then it is a life threatening situation. --- End quote --- Yes, but I was basing my thoughts on what the OP said: "Right now our state only has 100 cases so the governor hasn't implemented any "stay at home" order," In such a case, that seemed hard to "prove" the situation was life-threatening, so they might need to hire a lawyer, and given the worldwide situation, I'd say they'd be likely to win the case. But sure if the OP has opportunities to leave and do something else, that'd be much faster, cheaper and less tiring, so better time investment. |
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