Policy

It is the Policy of Buckinghamshire Council to assess the risk of employees contracting blood borne viruses and reduce the risk as far as is reasonably practical by the introduction of appropriate control measures including vaccination where appropriate.

Following a risk assessment exercise carried out in conjunction with our occupational health provider, the Council has identified that provided normal hygiene procedures are followed, the majority of Council employees are at a minimal risk of infection from blood borne viruses.

The Council’s policy on immunisation for Hepatitis B is that it will adopt a policy of referral to a clinician for post incident treatment, as appropriate.  A decision to recommend vaccination for any group or individual must not be taken without a risk assessment completed by the Line Manager/Manager and occupational health advice (see Paragraph 13.0 for more details).