Technician reported a supervisor made two calls before reluctantly providing him with a mask. Techni...

Narrative:

I requested ppe; a face mask; from operating manager on duty. Immediately he asked;'what for?' I explained I would like a face mask during the covid-19 pandemic while working over 15+ aircraft for the day. He then asked me 'what amm task are you doing that requires a face mask?' I stated again; that I would like a face mask regarding my health and safety since I will be aboard so many aircraft. He then told me he needed to make phone call. That phone call ended and he made another phone call regarding my request. Once the second phone call was over he reluctantly gave me a mask from a stack of at best; 20 face masks. We do not have an adequate amount of ppe face masks during this covid-19 pandemic and when requested ppe we are challenged.provide adequate ppe for all mechanics and do not challenge the technicians when requested. There are no masks readily available for us. We are not being supplied ppe during covid-19 pandemic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Technician reported a Supervisor made two calls before reluctantly providing him with a mask. Technician stated they are not adequately being supplied with PPE equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Narrative: I requested PPE; a face mask; from operating manager on duty. Immediately he asked;'What for?' I explained I would like a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic while working over 15+ aircraft for the day. He then asked me 'what AMM task are you doing that requires a face mask?' I stated again; that I would like a face mask regarding my health and safety since I will be aboard so many aircraft. He then told me he needed to make phone call. That phone call ended and he made another phone call regarding my request. Once the second phone call was over he reluctantly gave me a mask from a stack of at best; 20 face masks. We do not have an adequate amount of PPE face masks during this COVID-19 pandemic and when requested PPE we are challenged.Provide adequate PPE for all mechanics and do not challenge the technicians when requested. There are no masks readily available for us. We are not being supplied PPE during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Attributes
ACN	1739963
Time
Date	202004
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	No Aircraft
Person 1
Function	Technician
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Technician reported a supervisor made two calls before reluctantly providing him with a mask. Technician stated they are not adequately being supplied with ppe equipment during the covid-19 pandemic.