Individual Exposure Assessment

Individual Exposure Assessment Task/activity Employee Exposure To Hepatitis B through work activities. Name of employee:

Department: School:

Purpose of risk assessment (tick relevant box)  Initial exposure assessment.

 Review of existing exposure assessment following a change of work activities/location, needlestick injury etc. (If so, please provide details below of the date of previous exposure assessment and whether Hep B immunisation was advised) 1. WORK RESULTING IN EXPOSURE TO USED NEEDLES What tasks have you Frequency of used needles being found. (the employee) Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Less undertaken that has often resulted in you being exposed to used hypodermic needles? (List below)

Could this job be done differently YES/NO

Have you found any Frequency of hidden needles being found. hidden hypodermic Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Less needles state where often these have been found? (E.g. hidden in bags, clothing, undergrowth etc.)

Are you required to clear away/handle used needles? (i.e. to dispose of found needles) YES / NO

What equipment is available to you to clear away/’handle’ needles? (e.g. sharps box, litter picker, gloves) Are you expected to work in any other areas/sites where there is more likelihood of finding/clearing needles than your own? (Please detail below) YES / NO

Have you been given Head Hepatitis B Corp. H&S Other e.g. information about Teacher’s information policy on follow up Hepatitis B & what instructions from HPA Infection advice from action you must take to Control OH or Corp. minimise the risk of H&S etc: exposure? Please tick adjacent box/s If any of the above applies, the team/department manager must ensure a full ‘health and safety risk assessment for exposure to discarded hypodermic needles and syringes’ is carried out for their section/team 2. WORK INVOLVING DIRECT CONTACT WITH BLOOD OR INSTRUMENTS CONTAMINATED WITH BLOOD What tasks are you expected to Frequency task carried out undertake that involves direct contact Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Less with blood or instruments contaminated often with blood?

3. WORK WITH KNOWN DRUG USERS In what situations do you work For each situation indicate frequency of contact ‘face to face’ with known illegal Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Less often drug users? (E.g. one on one classes.)

How is it known that they are illegal drug users? What methods do these known Smoking Injection Not Known drug users use in order to administer a drug? What is the likelihood of being Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Less often attacked with a needle or being bitten by a known drug user in your work? 4. WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL CARE NEEDS / BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS In what situations do you work ‘face to For each situation indicate frequency of face’ with individuals who have medically contact diagnosed special care needs or Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Less behavioural problems where a blood often relative has been involved in using drugs or prostitution? Could this job be done differently YES/NO

What is the nature of their care needs? Could this job be done differently YES/NO Have there been any incidents of individuals with special care needs biting or scratching members of staff? Could this job be done differently YES/NO If yes, how many incidents over the past year resulted in ‘broken skin’ injuries to your self? (E.g. cuts, deep grazes, bite injuries with broken skin.) Employee’s name: Employee’s signature: Date:

The Employee should sign to indicate that the information they provided in this assessment is a correct and reasonable Head Teacher’sreflection of their name: experiences. Head Teacher’s signature: Date: