Personal Protective Equipment Requests

Marist requires that approved face coverings/masks be worn by all members of the Marist community on an ongoing, daily basis in all public and common areas. General community members should wear cloth/reusable masks, three-layer disposable medical face masks, or approved see-through masks.  Supplies are available through the Office of Safety and Security and can be requested by emailing PPE.requests@marist.edu. Please note: neck gaiters and/or masks with valves are not permitted on campus.  PPE will be made available, as needed, according to the following guidelines:

Reusable Cloth Face Coverings

• Each student will be provided two (2) cloth face coverings upon request.
• Each employee will be provided two (2) cloth face coverings upon request.  If an employee loses one, or if one is damaged during normal use, they may request a replacement.
• Each employee who works in a public-facing position will be provided three (3) additional cloth face coverings upon request.  Requests for these additional cloth face coverings should be requested by the employee’s Department Head.
  • A public-facing position is one where the employee’s primary job responsibility is interacting with walk-in customers at a publicly accessible service counter or similar.  For example, employees who are stationed at the service counter in Student Financial Services would be eligible, but those who are stationed in a cubicle or office in the rear of the SFS suite would not be eligible.  Similarly, a departmental receptionist would be eligible, but not the other employees of the department who are not the primary public contact.

Disposable Procedure Masks

Disposable procedure masks will be made available to public-facing departments, including all administrative buildings and points of service, so they can provide a temporary mask to customers who may arrive without a mask.  Disposable procedure mask supplies at these locations will be replenished as needed.

Use and Care of Face Coverings

Putting on the face covering/disposable mask:

• Wash hands or use hand sanitizer prior to handling the face covering/disposable mask.
• Ensure the face covering/disposable mask fits over the nose and under the chin.
• Situate the face covering/disposable mask properly with the nose wire snug against the nose (where applicable).
• Tie straps behind the head and neck or loop around the ears.
• Throughout the process: avoid touching the front of the face covering/disposable mask.

Taking off the face covering/disposable mask:

• Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth when removing the face covering or disposable mask.
• When taking off the face covering/disposable mask, loop your finger into the strap and pull the strap away from the ear, or untie the straps.
• Wash hands immediately after removing.

Care, storage, and laundering:

• Keep face covering/disposable mask stored in a paper bag when not in use.
• Cloth face coverings may not be used more than one day at a time and must be washed after use.
• Cloth face coverings should be properly laundered with regular clothing detergent before first use, and after each shift.
• Cloth face coverings should be replaced immediately if soiled, damaged (ie. ripped, punctured) or visibly contaminated.
• Disposable masks must not be used for more than one day and should be placed in the trash after your shift or if it is soiled, damaged (ie. stretched ear loops, torn or punctured material) or visibly contaminated.