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Post by Fint on Dec 8, 2020 16:53:03 GMT -5
One of the Industrial Designers at my company, has, together with Sundström Safety, designed this product. Few weeks back we looked at this project at my company, since we're both proud of it, and since the relevancy of it is super high. I've had the opportunity to work with him on my latest project, which has also been extremely relevant to our situation today.
This is looks like a powerpack for industrial use with p1 to p6 filtering,mostly p6 filtering for asbestos removal. But small dustparticles in general. It works on the principal of overpressure to get the air to the lungs. I used this alot while working and it dries you out.So abundant dehydration is needed. Also after use one becomes "more suspectable" to catching colds,running nose especially with temperature differences. Since the air system cools the air you breathe,and so has an impact on your body. It looks quitte ergonomic for heavy duty work in industry,which is it probably intended for. Everything has to be maintained and cleaned after every use otherwise you would be choking on your own bacille(washing). Unless you are using an adequate active carbon filter system you are "not" preventing the total of all biological agents from entering the system,because the p1-p6 filtering only covers dustparticles. Even with active carbon filtering there is the risk of saturation of the filter,in which case the filter no longer works properly against suspected biological agents. Also overuse has a possibility to grow other nasty biological agents inside the active carbon filter,which you would breathe in again. p1-p3 throwaway varieties have limited use against biological agents(think walking past cooling towers were water drips or flies around and thus salmonella hazard) and should always be discarded after use when done working in said hazardous vicinities. That said ,dig in a bit and draw your own conclusions on the relevance. I personely don't see it. I just feel from a working experience perspective(give or take 9 years industry safety)that all these masks are not helping the situation because most of the people haven't been properly informed about the safety aspects "and" hazards while using this kinda breathing protection or dustmasks. Spent days explaining collegues on the proper use of these things in heavy industry. It just raises more questions? Isn't medical personal only to use sterilized equipment? And steralize it again after use? Surgeons use masks when they operate to prevent biological agents you breathe out from entering the operated. Isn't there strict protocol there? Do people on the street steralize their stuff or just throw it in the washing machine(which doesn't steralize)? Isn't our body sufficiently able to handle colds? Aren't certain viruses and bacteria essential for the human being? Anyway i could go on with more questions...But this probably isn't the place for it. Just sharing some experience from working with HSE where the safety standard is as high as they wish to raise the bar....or lower for that matter. Otherwise it is a cool designed powerpacksystem which looks light and ergonomic,so on that well done. I would use it in certain industrial hazardous enviroments. Greets Fint
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Post by mandene on Dec 8, 2020 17:18:27 GMT -5
One of the Industrial Designers at my company, has, together with Sundström Safety, designed this product. Few weeks back we looked at this project at my company, since we're both proud of it, and since the relevancy of it is super high. I've had the opportunity to work with him on my latest project, which has also been extremely relevant to our situation today.
This is looks like a powerpack for industrial use with p1 to p6 filtering,mostly p6 filtering for asbestos removal. But small dustparticles in general. It works on the principal of overpressure to get the air to the lungs. I used this alot while working and it dries you out.So abundant dehydration is needed. Also after use one becomes "more suspectable" to catching colds,running nose especially with temperature differences. Since the air system cools the air you breathe,and so has an impact on your body. It looks quitte ergonomic for heavy duty work in industry,which is it probably intended for. Everything has to be maintained and cleaned after every use otherwise you would be choking on your own bacille(washing). Unless you are using an adequate active carbon filter system you are "not" preventing the total of all biological agents from entering the system,because the p1-p6 filtering only covers dustparticles. Even with active carbon filtering there is the risk of saturation of the filter,in which case the filter no longer works properly against suspected biological agents. Also overuse has a possibility to grow other nasty biological agents inside the active carbon filter,which you would breathe in again. p1-p3 throwaway varieties have limited use against biological agents(think walking past cooling towers were water drips or flies around and thus salmonella hazard) and should always be discarded after use when done working in said hazardous vicinities. That said ,dig in a bit and draw your own conclusions on the relevance. I personely don't see it. I just feel from a working experience perspective(give or take 9 years industry safety)that all these masks are not helping the situation because most of the people haven't been properly informed about the safety aspects "and" hazards while using this kinda breathing protection or dustmasks. Spent days explaining collegues on the proper use of these things in heavy industry. It just raises more questions? Isn't medical personal only to use sterilized equipment? And steralize it again after use? Surgeons use masks when they operate to prevent biological agents you breathe out from entering the operated. Isn't there strict protocol there? Do people on the street steralize their stuff or just throw it in the washing machine(which doesn't steralize)? Isn't our body sufficiently able to handle colds? Aren't certain viruses and bacteria essential for the human being? Anyway i could go on with more questions...But this probably isn't the place for it. Just sharing some experience from working with HSE where the safety standard is as high as they wish to raise the bar....or lower for that matter. Otherwise it is a cool designed powerpacksystem which looks light and ergonomic,so on that well done. I would use it in certain industrial hazardous enviroments. Greets Fint You are correct, that these are industry-grade and not medical. But during covid, industry-grade masks have been quite popular among medical professionals.
As you can see, some of the medical personnel are wearing the mask we're talking about. I'm fairly certain they know what they're doing.
Other than there's actually proved to be an issue with wearing any type of indsutrial-grade masks for the amount of hours they've been putting in.
[Edit] Note, I'm not an industrial designer, nor am I mechanical engineer. I don't know anything about masks and filters, I'm just proud to have worked with one (on another project) that is this talented.
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Post by mandene on Feb 23, 2021 16:21:00 GMT -5
So an update....
One woman I know, told me today she and her family, all had covid the 2nd time. It was much milder than the first.
Also.. This Sunday I participated at a birthday party for a 50-year old... Outdoors... Hotdogs were very popular and thank God they fell for the "firepit" fad (more of a brazier in their case). Also we're having a thaw now, so that was a plus.... 🥶😷🌭🔥🎂
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 17, 2021 6:38:51 GMT -5
Anyone else in isolation yet? I am due to vulnerable family members. Can't go out for the foreseeable future so I might be going stir crazy in a few weeks. Today marks a year since I posted this. Wasn't that year strange. There are way too many negatives and tragedies to count about it but some positive experiences too. I've had time to focus on other things, learn new skills and solve matters that have been put on hold because of normal life over the years - extraordinary life has given us chances we may not have had. Like everyone else, I miss the plans I had before all this happened. But, got to be pragmatic. That's life. It looks like I will be getting vaccinated next month. I'm looking forward to it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2021 8:06:18 GMT -5
If you get the two dose vaccine...don’t have anything planned after round 2. My wife was down for about 48 hours after getting it. According to her the lethargy was like taking a handful of allergy medication.
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 17, 2021 8:51:44 GMT -5
If you get the two dose vaccine...don’t have anything planned after round 2. My wife was down for about 48 hours after getting it. According to her the lethargy was like taking a handful of allergy medication. Yes, one of my relatives has had the first dose and was laid low by it. I plan to take it easy and sleep it off when I get mine.
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Post by nemusator on Mar 17, 2021 9:39:31 GMT -5
Got 2 shots of chinese, as if I didn't. Think positive after you get it. I held a cold wrap both times after. 15 mins hold, 15 mins rest. Feel free to take paracetamol if you are not alergic, or stuff you can for diminishing ''cold'' if you experience it.
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on Mar 17, 2021 10:32:13 GMT -5
Got 2 shots of chinese, as if I didn't. Think positive after you get it. I held a cold wrap both times after. 15 mins hold, 15 mins rest. Feel free to take paracetamol if you are not alergic, or stuff you can for diminishing ''cold'' if you experience it. A vaccine? I have had shots before for other viruses and not had adverse effects. I think the only one I had a reaction to was a tetanus shot. My relatives said that they felt like they had a cold after the first doses. It didn't last long.
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Post by grivel on Mar 17, 2021 18:31:22 GMT -5
I've had both shots of Moderna vaccine. No reaction to either except a sore arm for awhile.
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Post by mandene on Mar 18, 2021 11:24:03 GMT -5
I have no idea when I'm going to get my shots. I'm in a risk-group but wrong age.
One thing I've noticed is that while more things are happening digitally, people are also going nack to snail-mail. At least I'm getting postcards more than in ages.
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Post by ShadowCatJen on Apr 16, 2021 12:23:39 GMT -5
Getting my first dose today of Pfizer. We'll see how it goes.
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Post by sightblinder on Apr 16, 2021 13:55:39 GMT -5
I got the first dose of Moderna today. So far not bad. Very, very mild headache and tiredness.
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Post by ShadowCatJen on Apr 16, 2021 23:20:04 GMT -5
I did something someone recommended to me and an hour before my dose of Pfizer I took a couple of Ibuprofen.
Aside from my arm feeling a little tender I'm feeling just fine. We'll see how I'm doing in the morning, of course.
Next dose is three weeks from now.
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Post by Raven on Apr 17, 2021 0:02:46 GMT -5
Great minds lol I had the first inject of the AstraZeneca vaccine today although for me the second injection wont be scheduled for another four months. Currently the vaccine has not been made available for all ages, well here in Canada anyway. Eligibility to have the vaccine are still currently restricted by either age or medical conditions.
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Post by mandene on Apr 17, 2021 2:16:08 GMT -5
I'm fairly sure I'm not getting anything untill.... maybe June.
Currently a region I "work at" (I actually work from home as long as I can) is a total Covid riot. And the company is no exception. One of my teams have been sent home due to stupidity - and they need to be on site.
It started few weeks ago with one guy testing positive. People were informed and told to go and get tested. One guy who had no symptoms went back to work. His boss (who's also boss of one of my teams) had a meeting, and actually invited people physically to it... So everyone except for consultants were in close quarters with him. The guy's test showed to be positive. So now everyone who was in that meeting has been sent home.
One of them, who's on my team, tested positive on Thursday, so the consultant who works close with him is now sent home. I have nobody on site. If they don't show symptoms at least one can get back to work next week.
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Post by ShadowCatJen on Apr 21, 2021 20:35:45 GMT -5
I did something someone recommended to me and an hour before my dose of Pfizer I took a couple of Ibuprofen. Aside from my arm feeling a little tender I'm feeling just fine. We'll see how I'm doing in the morning, of course. Next dose is three weeks from now. So I was fine. Arm a little tender, but nothing to worry about. Then Saturday afternoon rolled around and -- right in the middle of a DM event -- my head just started getting very very fuzzy. Had a hard time concentrating. Tried to comprehend what I was looking at on the screen and my brain was just locked in "no think" mode. I logged, relaxed for a bit, then went to bed. Woke up Sunday morning close to 7 AM and was up for about an hour, but felt very sluggish and with no energy. We put something on the TV to watch, I leaned back in the recliner and ... ... at about 1 in the afternoon I woke up. I ate something because I was starving (only had some juice when I woke up earlier) and pretty much went right back to bed again. The sluggishness didn't go away Monday either, I had a slightly stuffy nose, and I just kept sleeping, waking up to just see to some necessities. It wasn't until Tuesday morning that I felt "normal" again. Actually felt like I had some extra energy. Now to just wait for my second dose in a couple of weeks. We'll see how it goes.
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Post by Spirit of a Phoenix on Apr 21, 2021 21:22:55 GMT -5
I did something someone recommended to me and an hour before my dose of Pfizer I took a couple of Ibuprofen. Aside from my arm feeling a little tender I'm feeling just fine. We'll see how I'm doing in the morning, of course. Next dose is three weeks from now. So I was fine. Arm a little tender, but nothing to worry about. Then Saturday afternoon rolled around and -- right in the middle of a DM event -- my head just started getting very very fuzzy. Had a hard time concentrating. Tried to comprehend what I was looking at on the screen and my brain was just locked in "no think" mode. I logged, relaxed for a bit, then went to bed. Woke up Sunday morning close to 7 AM and was up for about an hour, but felt very sluggish and with no energy. We put something on the TV to watch, I leaned back in the recliner and ... ... at about 1 in the afternoon I woke up. I ate something because I was starving (only had some juice when I woke up earlier) and pretty much went right back to bed again. The sluggishness didn't go away Monday either, I had a slightly stuffy nose, and I just kept sleeping, waking up to just see to some necessities. It wasn't until Tuesday morning that I felt "normal" again. Actually felt like I had some extra energy. Now to just wait for my second dose in a couple of weeks. We'll see how it goes. The same thing happened to me when I got my first dose. IDK how true this is, but the pharmacist administering my second dose of the vaccine told me that those who have had Covid-19 before are more likely to feel the side effects because their body recognizes the illness and fights back more aggressively against the vaccine. It was a quick process, so we did not have time to speak in-depth, and I did not do any follow-up research either, so do not take what I said as a tested fact, but I thought it was an interesting tidbit of information. I got the Pfizer vaccine, also. I was nervous about my 2nd dose of the vaccine, considering how my body reacted to the first dose, but the second dose was a breeze for me. I did not feel any side effects other than the tenderness from the injection site. I am glad to hear you are feeling better now.
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Post by nemusator on Apr 22, 2021 0:43:49 GMT -5
Glad you are better now. From what I learned, taking painkillers before vaccination can weaken the immune system's response to the vaccine-for a period. If somebody is taking some medication though, they should no matter the vaccination. Also no matter the symptoms they should be self resolving and feel free to help yourself if they occur. Do your best to hydrate and eat regularly, rest and everything. Just give yourself some time if you are having it ruff.
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Post by Southpaw on Apr 22, 2021 17:45:31 GMT -5
I got my Fauci Ouchie last Thursday. I didn't feel so great for a couple days, too. I guess you could call it the Fauci Ouchie Grouchies.
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Post by mandene on May 7, 2021 3:19:00 GMT -5
I got my first shot of Pfizer's on Wednesday.
I feel kind of funny? I had a little bit of pain in my arm and aching joints (thank God I didn't puke, which was one of the listed side effects). Feel a little bit feverish, but nothing bad.
I'm having issues with sleeping, and my head works funny. I kind of feel like I'm having a hangover, and it's also affecting my mood to as if I was on anti-depressants. And the last 2 days feel foggy.
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Post by ShadowCatJen on May 7, 2021 8:53:52 GMT -5
I got my first shot of Pfizer's on Wednesday. I feel kind of funny? I had a little bit of pain in my arm and aching joints (thank God I didn't puke, which was one of the listed side effects). Feel a little bit feverish, but nothing bad. I'm having issues with sleeping, and my head works funny. I kind of feel like I'm having a hangover, and it's also affecting my mood to as if I was on anti-depressants. And the last 2 days feel foggy. Yep, sounds about right. I'm going in today to get my second dose of Pfizer's. I'll post again with an update. If you see me online over the next several days and I seem a bit "off" then that will be why
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Post by mandene on May 7, 2021 9:15:14 GMT -5
I got my first shot of Pfizer's on Wednesday. I feel kind of funny? I had a little bit of pain in my arm and aching joints (thank God I didn't puke, which was one of the listed side effects). Feel a little bit feverish, but nothing bad. I'm having issues with sleeping, and my head works funny. I kind of feel like I'm having a hangover, and it's also affecting my mood to as if I was on anti-depressants. And the last 2 days feel foggy. Yep, sounds about right. I'm going in today to get my second dose of Pfizer's. I'll post again with an update. If you see me online over the next several days and I seem a bit "off" then that will be why Yeah, i realised today at our morning meeting that I barely know what I dis yesterday at work. Then I remembered two things.. My coworkers thought it hilarious. I thought I could work, and didn't believe my project manager I might be out of being productive untill the end of this week. I promised my mother in law I'll help her move out to a "55+ housing" tomorrow... That will be interesting.
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Post by ShadowCatJen on May 9, 2021 15:18:15 GMT -5
I got my first shot of Pfizer's on Wednesday. I feel kind of funny? I had a little bit of pain in my arm and aching joints (thank God I didn't puke, which was one of the listed side effects). Feel a little bit feverish, but nothing bad. I'm having issues with sleeping, and my head works funny. I kind of feel like I'm having a hangover, and it's also affecting my mood to as if I was on anti-depressants. And the last 2 days feel foggy. Yep, sounds about right. I'm going in today to get my second dose of Pfizer's. I'll post again with an update. If you see me online over the next several days and I seem a bit "off" then that will be why Fuzzy headed today. hard time concentrating. Imma nap.
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Post by ShadowCatJen on May 10, 2021 9:32:58 GMT -5
Yep, sounds about right. I'm going in today to get my second dose of Pfizer's. I'll post again with an update. If you see me online over the next several days and I seem a bit "off" then that will be why Fuzzy headed today. hard time concentrating. Imma nap. ^ and by fuzzy headed I mean ... it took me five minutes just to post that... So if by day two or three after your second shot of Pfizer don't be surprised if you just feel drained as all get out and can't even concentrate on anything. And I mean anything. I tried to finish off watching all of The Mandelorian and fell dead asleep after restarting episode 8. Got a little bruising on my arm around the injection point and a tiny bit of stiffness, but other then that I'm okie fine.
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Post by Defunct Fiddlesticks on May 11, 2021 12:13:56 GMT -5
Well, my immune system definitely responded to the first shot but it passed. I had side effects that were already listed (fever, chills joint and muscle pain, headache and strangely, temporary blurred vision in one eye...just that eye, why I wonder).
I'm looking forward to getting the second completed.
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Post by sightblinder on May 18, 2021 19:37:55 GMT -5
I got my 2nd Moderna shot yesterday. I thought I had dodged a bullet because all day yesterday I felt more or less fine. Just a mild headache and mild fatigue. Today it was more of the same until about 3p and then? Hoo-buddy! Mild fever, chills, muscle pain and the worst of it, extreme fatigue. Just got up after a four hour nap and I'm *still* tired. Here's hoping I'm all better tomorrow so I can go back to work.
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Post by ShadowCatJen on Aug 27, 2021 7:49:09 GMT -5
I am currently under self isolation as four of my co-workers have tested positive for Covid-19. Two of them I work with in the same general workspace and one of them I usually am in the office kitchen with during lunch.
I feel fine, but as a precaution I was sent home early yesterday with a self testing kit. First portion turned up negative, I'll be doing the second portion this evening and I will hopefully have the same result.
Not trying to make light of it but... unexpected three day weekend? Huzzah?
.... yeah, naw, my anxiety is a little on the high side right so I can't call this a proper day off.
Let you all know what the second result is.
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Post by Animayhem on Aug 27, 2021 9:14:49 GMT -5
I am currently under self isolation as four of my co-workers have tested positive for Covid-19. Two of them I work with in the same general workspace and one of them I usually am in the office kitchen with during lunch. I feel fine, but as a precaution I was sent home early yesterday with a self testing kit. First portion turned up negative, I'll be doing the second portion this evening and I will hopefully have the same result. Not trying to make light of it but... unexpected three day weekend? Huzzah? .... yeah, naw, my anxiety is a little on the high side right so I can't call this a proper day off. Let you all know what the second result is. Positive vibes. Make more wizard dolls to stick pins into
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Post by ShadowCatJen on Aug 29, 2021 13:39:19 GMT -5
Results are negative. The same is for the rest of my co-workers so we're all back to work on Monday.
I predict us going back to social distancing. To have the hand sanitizer back in abundance.
All good. Game on!
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Post by Fiddlesticks on Sept 22, 2021 6:18:51 GMT -5
Great...
I have a cough and breathlessness, I'm in isolation for 9 days. I'm double vaccinated so if I do have it, it won't be as rough. I'm reasonably certain I just have seasonal issues but a PCR test is on its way.
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