Posted By Phil Roberts Shuan, I'm not sure about legal requirements but Managment regulations require risk assessment are carried out and any findings of those assesments acted upon. Surely your risk assessment would indicate the need for vaccination in these circumstances as a reasonably practicable requirement. It could also be concidered as PPE. Just a thought Regards Phil Robertts

Posted By Ken Taylor Martin has correctly referred you to your OH provider and EMAS. You might also try your local Health Authority and whatever the local Community Health Council people are called these days. In a local authority for whom I once worked we had risk assessments for a range of diseases, including Tetanus, Polio, TB, Hepatitis A&B and Typhoid, and identified categories of staff at low, moderate and high risk. Generally, the risk groups for Tetanus were persons working with soil, caretaking, culverts, drainage, excavations and the like. Those at moderate or high risk were offered vaccination - which was either 3 doses at 1 month intervals or, if a primary dose had been given in childhood, a reiforcing dose at 10 yearly intervals. I am aware of no legal compulsion for vaccination and there are contra-indications: previous severe reactions, and hypersensitivity; and possible side effects.