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#1 Posted : 04 March 2004 12:19:00(UTC)
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Posted By Lee Thompson Dear all, We are currently looking to review our occupational health procedures for our refuse collectors, street sweepers etc. If any others have similar staff do you provided access to any vaccinations or innoculations against any potential diseases they could come in contact with? If so what diseases are taken into consideration? Thanks in advance Lee
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#2 Posted : 04 March 2004 13:22:00(UTC)
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Posted By Emma Forbes Hi Lee We offer Tetanus and Hep B to our guys through Occupational Health. Although we don't force them to have them, I provide information on all the nasty effects on them if they don't- helps them make up their mind...?! Hope this helps Emma.
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#3 Posted : 04 March 2004 13:47:00(UTC)
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Posted By Lilian McCartney We've just been reviewing our ocntrol of infection with assistance frmo Occ health. Their advice is for this group of employees to have tetanus and depening on method of collection to consider Hep B. As we have wheelie bins there is a low risk of infection and hygiene and PPE controls are considered suffiecnt. For those street sweping they have 'pickers' for objects and shouldn't come into contact though we have a sharps injury procedure. For those who collect household items e.g. mattresses where needles etc maybe conceealed the post sharps injury will be more relevant. We emphasis hygiene. The post sharps injury procedure is to present at A&E with a letter (we've given supplies to depots), and then follow up by our Occ Health Lilian
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#4 Posted : 04 March 2004 17:54:00(UTC)
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Posted By ian milne I try to encourge our operators to get Hep A vacs as a minimum. Any of those who may be in accidental contact with needles require pre-warning, better handling PPE and techniques and possibly Hep B vacs. Side note is that Hep A can usually be done by their own doctors free of charge if they don't like your doctor. Hep B (from memory) are usually £25 on NHS. Trust this assists. Ian
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