Qld Health taken to industrial commission over mask fears

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by Janelle Miles
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A nurses' union is taking Queensland Health to the state's industrial relations commission over concerns health workers are at risk of COVID-19 because of ill-fitting face masks.
The Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union says it has had no assurances from health officials that fit testing and checking of respiratory protection equipment, including high-filtration face masks, is being carried out effectively across the state's public hospitals.
High-filtration masks, known as P2/N95 respirators, are recommended for protecting health workers treating COVID-19 positive patients, and people suspected as having the virus, the union says.
Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union secretary Beth Mohle. Photo: Contributed.

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