What personal protective equipment for workers in mail-handling/processing sites is recommended to protect workers from exposure to B. anthracis spores?
Personal protective equipment for workers in mail-handling/processing work sites must be selected on the basis of the potential for cutaneous or inhalation exposure to B. anthracis spores. Handling packages or envelopes may result in skin exposure. In addition, because certain machinery such as electronic mail sorters can generate aerosolized particles, people who operate, maintain, or work near such machinery may be exposed through inhalation. People who hand sort mail or work at other sites where airborne particles may be generated such as where mailbags are unloaded or emptied may also be exposed through inhalation.
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