Editing Personal protective equipment (section)

==== Surgical masks ====
{{see also|Source control (respiratory disease)}}
[[Surgical masks]] are sometimes considered as PPE, but are not considered as respirators, being unable to stop submicron particles from passing through, and also having unrestricted air flow at the edges of the masks.<ref name="N95surgical"/><ref name="canada">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/prevention/respiratory_protection.html |title=Respiratory Protection Against Airborne Infectious Agents for Health Care Workers: Do surgical masks protect workers? |date=2017-02-28 |publisher=Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety |type=OSH Answers Fact Sheets  |access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

Surgical masks are not certified for the prevention of [[tuberculosis]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UJ78QaLuSxIC | title=NIOSH Recommended Guidelines for Personal Respiratory Protection of Workers in Health-care Facilities Potentially Exposed to Tuberculosis | date=1992 }}</ref>