Health & safety resources

• Non-medical masks should be worn by all staff, faculty, students and visitors to campus who are travelling through or working/studying in any indoor common areas and public spaces including buildings, libraries, food establishments, residences, hallways, stairwells, elevators, and common study areas. 
• Physical distancing (2 metres) must still be observed while wearing non-medical masks. 
• Masks are also mandatory inside Dalplex, but patrons/members are not required to wear masks during their workout activity. 
• You are free to remove your non-medical mask in personal, private workspaces where a distance of 2 metres can be observed, or within students’ private residence rooms. You may also remove your mask briefly while eating and drinking, providing you are stationary and observing a safe physical distance from others.  
• Individuals are welcome to wear non-medical masks or face coverings in other spaces and settings (outdoors, etc.) should they wish to do so, as an added precaution to help keep others safe. 

Exceptions to these requirements can include individuals with valid medical reasons for being unable to wear a mask, those who are unable to remove a mask on their own, and children under the age of 2. 

• When tasks must be completed within 2 metres (6 feet) of other personnel.
• Where workplace hazards dictate rated medical masks as the appropriate PPE for the task.

To encourage widespread mask usage, Dalhousie is in the process of purchasing a bulk order of reusable non-medical masks to distribute to students, faculty and staff who are currently conducting on-campus activities as part of an approved return to campus plan. Individuals will be responsible for cleaning their own masks. Further details on how these masks will be made available will be shared in the near future.