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hi
Sorry havent needed green book for a while....Isn't tetnus 5 in your life and you're done? (three pre school, pre school booster, and again as a teen)
Except tetanus prone injury which I recall being a mucky garden fork through your welly and foot...not quite sure why i got one after a dog bite though as tetanus is soil borne- suppose it may have licked/chewed its feet before sinking them into me!
equine and groundsmaintainence staff should be checked that they have had theirs and personally I would do the...."check with your GP and if you havent had the full course of 5 make an appt at the surgery to complete it"..line.
'Suppose grave diggers may fall into that category if they have a shovel but if they use minidiggers then there should be no soil contact.
On the other side ....We know that if you have a cut that warrants a 5 hour trip to A&E unless you can give "written evidence of full course of tetanus vaccine from a UK accredited source or proof of booster within last 10 years identifying exact date and time" (Tongue firmly in cheek!!!!).... you get another and a fortnight off work with a horrific reaction as you have enough antibodies for the street and if you are lucky it is your arm that wont move...unlucky and you cant sit down for a month. why cant they just take blood and if there are no antibodies....let me know!
maybe you should set off the " we only give tetanus in the bum" rumour...bet they wont be so keen then!
Its late...I know!
Jacqui
From: Round Joyce <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] immunisation query
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, 22 September, 2010, 18:23
Do any colleagues in local authority, routinely vaccinate grave diggers – Tetanus, environmental health officers – hep B + Tetanus.
I have been using the green book and risk assessments, the employees however, feel they should be routinely vaccinated – there’s a surprise!!
I just wondered what other local authorities are doing.
Thanks
Joyce
Occupational Health Adviser / Ymgynghorydd lechyd Galwedigaethol
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse / Nyrs lechydy Cyhoedd Cymunedol Arbenigol
Torfaen County Borough Council /Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen
Civic Centre / Y Ganolfan Ddinesig
Pontypool / Pont-y-pw
Torfaen
NP4 6YB
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