There is a Need For Your Support. How You Can Help During the COVID 19 Epidemic

April 16, 2020

There is a need for your support. Below are some links/information on what’s needed and how you can help. This list will be continually updated as we receive information. 

During this time our staff is available to answer questions and provide assistance as required. Please don’t hesitate to  contact us. 

Calling All Suppliers – Government of Canada is seeking information from suppliers on their ability to provide products and services in support of Canada’s response to COVID-19.

Ontario Together: help fight Coronavirus 
The Province of Ontario has set up an Ontario’s online portal, Ontario Together, a new tool to identify the province’s supply challenges and solicit ideas and proposals from Ontario’s business community on how the government can work together to meet challenge of Covid-19.   You can register your companies capabilities at this website.We welcome help from businesses and organizations who can supply emergency products and innovative solutions to support our response to Covid-19. For listing of how you can help.

3D Printing – Downloadable Face Shield Files Available 
Local companies who have the ability to 3D print and wish to contribute to the supply of personal protection products can find a downloadable file on GitHub. Other 3D printable medical devices are also available for free download.  For companies in Bay of Quinte who specifically want to print face shields for Quinte Health Care, there are plans available for their particular requirements.  Please contact QEDC for more information: [email protected] 

Industrial or Home Sewing, QHC approved mask – sewing pattern on Fun with Stitches website 

A local individual has worked with QHC to develop and produce a manually assembled face shield.  If your organization can help in producing these or by donating needed materials, please contact us at [email protected] 

Ontario Centres of Excellence – COVID-19 Collaboration Platform  

Critical Products

Ventilators 

• Guidance for Classification of Medical Devices 
• Health Canada guidance 
• CSA Standards 
• Mandatory Technical Specifications for ICU Ventilators 

Diagnostic Tests 

• Guidance for Classification of Medical Devices 
• Health Canada guidance 
• List of authorized devices 
• List of applications received 
• CSA Standards 

Hand Sanitizers and Disinfectants 

• Guidance for Classification of Medical Devices 
• List of approved disinfectants 
• List of approved hand sanitizers 
• Information for manufacturers 
• CSA Standards 

Personal Protective Equipment 

Masks

• Guidance for Classification of Medical Devices
• General Health Canada Information on Masks, including Expediting Approvals 
• MIL-M-36954C  – Military Specification – Mask, Surgical, Disposable 
• WHO specifications 
• Government of Canada Specifications for Gloves, Masks and Gowns 
• CSA Z94.3:20 Eye and Face Protectors 
• ANSI/ISEA Z.87.1–2010 – American National Standard For Occupational And Educational Personal Eye And Face Protection Devices 
• ASTM 2100  – Standard Specification for Performance of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks 
• ASTM F2101 – Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) of Medical Face Mask Materials, Using a Biological Aerosol of Staphylococcus aureus 
• ASTM F1862/F1862M – Standard Test Method for Resistance of Medical Face Masks to Penetration by Synthetic Blood (Horizontal Projection of Fixed Volume at a Known Velocity 
• ASTM F2299  – Standard Test Method for Determining the Initial Efficiency of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks to Penetration by Particles Using Latex Spheres 

Gowns and Gloves 

• Guidance for Classification of Medical Devices 
• WHO specifications 
• Government of Canada Specifications for Gloves, Masks and Gowns 
• CSA Standards 
• ANSI/AAMI) PB70:2003, Liquid barrier performance and classification of protective apparel and drapes intended for use in health care facilities. 
• ASTM 1671 Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using Phi-X174 Bacteriopaghe  Penetration as a Test System 
• ASTM D6319 – Standard Specification for Nitrile Examination Gloves for Medical Application 

3D Printable Components 

• FDA Approved Designs from HP
• Government of Canada Specifications for Gloves, Masks and Gowns 

CSA Standards for Manufacturers 

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) has made a selection of relevant standards available for no-fee view access through the online platform at the following link:  COVID-19 Response Standards and Handbooks / Normes pour faire face au COVID-19 

If you are a manufacturer or emergency service responding to the COVID-19 outbreak and require access to a standard, please contact [email protected] so that we can arrange for complimentary working access to the document. 

Local companies in Bay of Quinte are stepping up and answering the call: 

There are great contributions from industry in Bay of Quinte, see the great stories about those companies in the region who are helping in pandemic fight. 

Impacto steps up to produce face masks
Rentx Group of companies donates N95 Masks to QHC
Reid’s Dairy offers support to businesses
Loyalist College Faculty and Alumni produce much needed face shields for healthcare
Research Casting Make PPE donation to Quinte Health Care
Triangle Fluid Controls Manufacturing Face Shields
P&G Belleville to Make Much Needed PPE