Commercial Fixed Wing
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
While working our flight outbound we were instructed to put the headsets on. First of all; we are in a pandemic situation across the world. Secondly these headsets are not being sanitized after all flights.  Dirty and transferring germs to everyone wearing them.  Why are we still wearing these headsets when we can be wearing our own personal headsets or hearing protection? It makes no sense why we are contaminating our own work group.  I can see the pushback driver using the headset to communicate with the pilots but for wing walkers to be using this is unsafe.  There are limited supplies for cleaning and yet we are being told to wear this. What happens when its hot? Still wear them during this pandemic?
Air carrier ramp agent reported being uncomfortable with a company procedure requiring wearing shared headsets amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.