Yes, that's what I have, but only 3 of them. Two that are pretty clean and one that was somewhat dirty. I got them at the hardware store so I woudn't breathe in the fiberglass insulation in my attic (even though it's been there for 40 years and anything floating around has probably been blown out of the attic 39 years ago.)
Also they are about 5 years old and the rubber bands have broken so I bought new elastic.
That's what they say but I think they are referring to all the masks except the one above, which iiuc works in both directions. Unfortunately there are still none for sale to the public.
The url I posted , which you may not have seen/read yet, has a long article but I haven't read the whole thing yet.
A N-95 respirator is not a rag across your face. They also wear face shields, gown and gloves and all of that stuff is thrown away when they take it off, not wadded up and saved in their pocket for next time. Some still get infected.
A respirator can be a mask but a mask can't be a respirator is the way I read that. There are N-95 and even N-99 masks. That is not that thing Costco gives you and it is not anything Nanna ran up on her trusty old Singer out of old Grateful Dead T shirts.
Their distinction (as manufacturers) seems to be the ability to form a good seal against the face so all 'air' goes through the filter. They also make combination respirator masks to function as PPE and source control.
They are not washable, in fact you are supposed to use an N-95 once and throw it away in a medical setting. Even sanding and grinding, they don't last long until they plug up. I can use 2 a day if I am working on a project and I am not sanding all of that time.
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