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Dear Prof. Friedman, I understand the lack of precision in my email. You are clearly right, there is an abundance of trustworthy information regarding the science, politics and economic issues regarding Covid19. I was not referring to that. I was trying to give my "two cents" to Shujoy's questions regarding specifically to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). I try to be as informed as my time allows, and I do as much research as I can, so far what I have come across is mostly well-intended makers without proper approach on how to produce safe and under regulations PPE in non industrial settings. PPE is one of the areas of expertise in the program I teach, even though is not my personal area of expertise I have learn a thing or two (really all common sense for any well trained designer). First of even thinking on drawing a single line designers need to check standards and regulations, and consider all human factors involved. There is the evident need to consult with the experts and the users. It is normally hard to get all this information, in the current times even more. Yesterday night (Pacific ST), I found the following that regards to Canadian standards and regulations only, I hope it is useful for the community: Respiratory Protection Against Airborne Infectious Agents for Health Care Workers https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/prevention/respiratory_protection.html?=undefined&wbdisable=true Canadian biosafety handbook: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/canadian-biosafety-standards-guidelines/handbook-second-edition.html Optimizing the use of masks and respirators during the COVID-19 outbreak https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/medical-devices/masks-respirators-covid19.html "Where applicable, eye and face protection should comply with standard CSA Z94.3, Eye and Face Protectors and CSA Z94.3.1, Selection, Use, and Care of Protective Eyewear. According to CSA Z94.3, face shields are considered secondary protectors only and provide adequate eye protection only when worn with safety glasses or goggles" https://www.csagroup.org/news/covid-19-response-standards-handbooks/ This last link is very important because usually standards are only accessed through heavy fees. Due to the current situation CSA is giving free temporary access to those standards in order to support the call for assistance in the production of PPE. I will be reading the standards in the next hours and continue my process, I will share results as things progress. Best regards, Victor G. Martinez Ph.D Faculty & Researcher Wilson School of Design Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) t. 604.599.2594 e. [log in to unmask] www.kpu.ca/design KPU operates on the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples. I am honored and grateful to live and work on their lands. ________________________________________ From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Jeffrey Eyet <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 26 March 2020 09:11 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Trustworthy Information on the Covid-19 Pandemic CAUTION External Sender: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Also, Johns Hopkins has a great dashboard of coronavirus information: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center <https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html> On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 11:12 PM Ken Friedman < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Victor, > > In your post on Covid-19, you wrote “I have not found one trustworthy > single source of information.” If you are looking for reliable news on > scientific, political, and economic issues, here are three good sources: > > The World Health Organization maintains a trustworthy global web site, > Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic at URL: > > https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 > > The Guardian has superb coverage. Because it is a newspaper with main > editorial offices in Great Britain and Australia, there is a heavy focus on > the UK, Europe, Australia, and Asia, but this is — in my view — the world’s > best international newspaper. The Guardian is published on an open access > web site, supported by a not-for-profit foundation the welcomes donors who > subscribe on a voluntary basis. (Disclosure: I am a donor.) > > https://www.theguardian.com/international > > The New York Times is making news and information on the coronavirus > outbreak available free. You can getting by going to their page titled The > Coronavirus Outbreak and signing up with an email address at URL: > > https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/coronavirus > > While coverage is oriented toward the United States and North America, the > coverage on scientific issues and the international coverage is well > researched and accurate. > > If you use the search engines on these different sites, you will find some > articles with information on designing and making supplies. While the > information is reliable, there are different and often conflicting > regulations on equipment in different jurisdictions. In Sweden, for > example, we have a large supply of safe, high quality face masks for > hospital staff that we are no longer permitted to use because these masks > no longer conform to current European Union regulations. As a result, the > government keeps the masks in storage even while hospital staff suffer from > a shortage of protective equipment. Apparently, no one in the current > Swedish government has considered suspending the regulations, either by > applying to the EU or by passing a national law in Riksdag that explicitly > declares emergency use permissible. It is necessary to determine applicable > regulations (and possible waivers) on a local, regional, and national basis > in each jurisdiction. > > There are several design initiatives under way that are oriented toward > future solutions. Some, like the World Design Organisation initiative in > collaboration with the IBM Corporate Service Corps and Design for America > have elicited such strong response that they no longer accept new > participants. It would be useful if someone were to gather a list of > responsible, current sources of information useful to designers and post it > to this list with links. > > In suggesting this, I am not asking for several dozen one-off links posted > in reply to this note. I am asking that someone with appropriate expertise > do a careful search, vet each site carefully for reliability and currency, > prepare a reasonable list with current links, and post it. I suspect this > will take a couple days of work — it would be a great service. > > In the meantime, those who seek trustworthy news and information on > health, science, economics, and public policy related to the Covid-19 > pandemic will find it at the World Health Organization, the Guardian, and > the New York Times. Again, the URLs are: > > https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 > > https://www.theguardian.com/international > > https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/coronavirus > > Yours, > > Ken > > Ken Friedman, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hc), FDRS | Editor-in-Chief | 设计 She Ji. The > Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation | Published by Tongji > University in Cooperation with Elsevier | URL: > http://www.journals.elsevier.com/she-ji-the-journal-of-design-economics-and-innovation/ > > Chair Professor of Design Innovation Studies | College of Design and > Innovation | Tongji University | Shanghai, China ||| Eminent Scholar | > College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning | University of > Cincinnati ||| Email [log in to unmask] | Academia > https://tongji.academia.edu/KenFriedman | D&I http://tjdi.tongji.edu.cn > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> > Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design > Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Jeff Eyet Lecturer Innovation, Creativity, and Design Practice Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley [M] +1-415-254-6386 [log in to unmask] [image: Berkeley-Haas logo for email signature] ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------