Where You Must Wear Face Coverings
Face coverings are now compulsory is a range of public places including:
- shops, shopping centres, retail spaces and supermarkets, public transport, indoor transport hubs, banks, building societies, and post offices (more detailed list).
Face Covering Exemptions
There are some people who are exempt from wearing face coverings including:
- young children under the age of 11,
- where a physical or mental illness or impairment, or disability makes wearing one impossible
- if putting on, wearing or removing a face covering will cause you severe distress
- if you are travelling with or providing assistance to someone who relies on lip reading to communicate
- See the full list here
- Calderdale Face Mask Exemption Info & Exemption Cards & Badges
More Face Mask News & Information
- Gov’t Advice: When to wear a face covering
- Gov’t Advice: Face covering exemptions
- Gov’t Advice: How to wear a face covering
- Scams – Spotting fake PPE and masks
Making Your Own Face Coverings
- Government Advice on making and wearing Face Coverings
- BBC advice on making and wearing face coverings
- Guide to the best materials to use
- Make your own clear panel lip-reading mask
Buy a Face Mask
Lip Reading Masks:
- There are special masks available for people who rely upon lip reading. They have a clear panel in them – find out where to buy them or how to make one yourself here.
Face Mask & Covering News
Here’s the latest blog from the National Deaf Children’s Society, which looks at their “Keep it clear” campaign, which aims to make sure deaf children aren’t disadvantaged by the use of face coverings in classrooms. Keep it clear campaign update (England) Published Date: 07 …
If you have an age, health or disability reason for not wearing a face covering: you do not routinely need to show any written evidence of this you do not need show an exemption card This means that you do not need to seek advice or request a letter from a medical professional about your reason for …- There are some places where you must wear a face covering by law, unless you are exempt or have a reasonable excuse (see When you do not need to wear a face covering). It’s always worth keeping up to date with this advice, especially as lockdown easing means some changes. In England you must …
Exemption Cards: We continue to run off copies of NHS Calderdale’s special cards. They are intended for use by people who can’t wear face coverings and need to communicate this to shop staff and other people. They come with our own lanyards, which are comfortable and safe to wear. Let …
Government advice on face coverings: When to wear a face covering There are some places where you must wear a face covering by law, unless you are exempt or have a reasonable excuse (see When you do not need to wear a face covering below). In England you must wear a face covering in the following …- Here’s an interesting article from the BMJ website, which looks at the risks of falls whilst wearing a mask and looks at how best to avoid them, making some really insightful points about how we balance along the way: Slowing down may be safer than looking down Public health experts and …
- If you do need to travel on public transport, then please help protect yourself and others by following these safety guidelines: • Wear a face covering unless exempt and carry hand sanitiser • Maintain social distancing • Pay using contactless or mobile apps • Wash hands before and after travelling …
- You can find out more about this topic on our Face Covering exemptions page. This is the Government’s latest advice on face coverings – the advice explains when to wear a face covering, exemptions from wearing one, and how to make your own face covering. Documents Face coverings: when …
- Thanks to a tip off from one of our members, Teresa, we’ve found a local supplier of lip reading masks. These are obviously a huge help if you are speaking to someone who relies on lip reading. Teresa kindly supplied an image of herself wearing one of the masks. They are sold in a shop called …
- In settings where face coverings are required in England, there are some circumstances where people may not be able to wear a face covering. Please be mindful and respectful of such circumstances, noting that some people are less able to wear face coverings, and that the reasons for this may not be …
- 25/09/2020 In England, you must wear a face covering in the following indoor settings (a list of examples for each is included in the brackets): public transport (aeroplanes, trains, trams and buses) taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) transport hubs (airports, rail and tram stations and …
- Disability Horizons, the online disability magazine is offering a range of social distancing signs, badges and lanyards. Although these can be made and printed at home (see our face mask hub page for links and ideas), it can be more convenient to purchase them ready-made. Here;s what Disability …
- This is the latest advice from the UK Government on the use of face coverings in Schools. All pupils, in all year groups, will return to education full-time from the beginning of the autumn term. This guidance is intended to support early years and childcare providers, schools, including …
In this BMJ article, Helene-Mari van der Westhuizen and colleagues argue that face coverings should be considered not as medical equipment but as a social practice informed by norms and expectations. Key messages Face coverings used by the public are now widely recommended as source control during …
The Stakeholder Engagement Team at the Government’s Cross-Government Disability Unit have distributed an update about how it has been able to influence around the subject of face coverings, following their listening to the concerns from disability groups. This is the update: We are aware of …- In settings where face coverings are required in England, there are some circumstances, for health, age or equality reasons, where people are not expected to wear face coverings. Please be mindful and respectful of such circumstances, noting that some people are less able to wear face coverings, …
- This is the Government’s advice on how to protect yourself by properly using face coverings: A face covering should: cover your nose and mouth while allowing you to breathe comfortably fit comfortably but securely against the side of the face be secured to the head with ties or ear loops be …
Here’s the latest advice (1 August 2020) from the Government on where and when to wear a face covering in England, including the expansion of places where they need to be word from 8 August onwards. In England, you must wear a face covering by law in the following settings: public transport …- https://youtu.be/rqufK07rNQE Wearing a facemask or face covering is becoming the new normal, but one of the minor problems of the COVID-19 pandemic is fogged-up eyewear. This happens when warm breath escapes from the top of the mask and lands on the cooler surface of the lens. Ceri …
- Ideally, you should wash and reuse cloth face coverings to prevent and reduce waste. Read government guidance on how to make and wear a reusable cloth face covering. Remove PPE carefully, and avoid touching the inside of your face covering. After you remove your PPE or face covering, wash your …
- Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets in England is set to become mandatory in England from 24 July. Those who fail to comply with the new rules will face a fine of up to £100. The move will bring England into line with Scotland and other major European nations like Spain, Italy and …
- New face mask rules in the UK mean that everyone must wear a face covering on public transport. But what if that is difficult for you to do because of a disability or health condition? Disability Horizons, the online disability magazine has looked into the whole face covering issue and produced the …
- A Scottish company is manufacturing and selling face masks with a clear panel that makes the wearer’s mouth visible, thus allowing them to communicate with someone who relies on lip-reading. Here’s the company’s description of the product, which you can buy from their online shop. …
- Travel safely during the coronavirus outbreak This update covers the main changes in travel advice coming into force on Monday June 15 2020, with particular emphasis on face coverings, when you have to wear them and what exemptions there are (which include disability in some instances). New Advice …
- This is a paper by the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), which in turn advises the Government on its response to the Coronavirus threat. This paper is therefor influential in the Government’s policies …
- From 15 June, face coverings will be required while using public transport in England. government asks transport operators in England to make wearing face coverings a requirement of using public transport from 15 June to coincide with the next stage of carefully easing restrictions bus, coach, …