Following a recent incident at a BUCS individual competition, I would like, once again to draw your attention to the recent updates to the FIE rules, regarding Mask straps.
The link to this notice found on the British Fencing website can be found here
As a referee and/or competition organisers/DT, it is your responsibility to ensure that the mask is safely secured when a fencer arrives on the piste, as part of your equipment check.
If the second securing device is not secured properly to the mask, or a fencer presents at the piste with a mask not securely held in place by the second security device, this is a YELLOW card penalty.