Washington Mask Challenge Sanitation Guidelines

BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR MASKS

Please do not make or send your masks if someone in your household:

• Is ill

• Has a multi-drug resistant organism like MRSA or C. diff.

WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR MASKS

Please follow basic sanitation protocol:

• Wash your hands before making your masks

• Sanitize your work surface before you begin sewing

• Use clean fabric to make your masks

• Wash your masks before sending them either by boiling them in water or by washing them in the washing machine with soap and water

WHEN YOU SEND YOUR MASKS

Please follow these guidelines for packaging:

• Package your masks in plastic bags, even if you are ultimately sending them in a box

• Please clearly note on the outside of your container the number of masks you are sending

IF YOU ARE RECEIVING MASKS

• Please ensure the member of your organization sanitize masks before wearing them, even if you are confident that the mask donor has already sanitized it

• Share these simple CDC Guidelines for sanitizing masks with mask recipients