Preliminary Results on How Longer Facial Hair Lengths May Interfere With N95 Respirator Efficacy: A Brief Report
Individuals who cannot shave completely should be encouraged to keep their beard as short as possible since beard length negatively impacts N95 effectiveness.
Authors
- Vinicius da Eira Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5040-1855)
- Ian Bercovitz
- Sherri Ferguson
- M. Ābele
Institutions
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Workplace Health & Safety
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799241230039
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00