Introduction

This document details Buckinghamshire Council’s Policy on protecting employees from blood borne viruses (BBV’s) in the course of their work.  It provides guidance for employees and Managers/ Head Teachers on the implementation of that policy and the general precautions necessary to protect against BBV’s and their related diseases.

Please note that there is no legal obligation for an employee to disclose they have a BBV or take a medical test for it. If an employee is known to have a BBV this information is strictly confidential and must not be passed on to anyone else without the employee’s permission

For BBV Incident Emergency Action Information see Section 11.