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M Hahn YaBB Newbies Offline I love Water and Wastewater.com Posts: 8 Gender: Company or Organization: City of Buffalo	Vaccinations for Wastewater employees May 30^th, 2012, 10:43am Edited: I am relatively new to Wastewater treatment. Are there any vaccinations anyone would recommend I receive in order to protect my self?
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Re: Vaccinations for Wastewater employees
Reply #1 - May 30^th, 2012, 5:40pm

After doing some research, I have found a few webpages which suggest getting the following immunizations:

Diphtheria
Influenza
Hepatitis A (post-exposure)
Hepatitis B
Paratyphoid
Tetanus
Typhoid

If anyone has any recommendations or can refer me to additional webpages with more information, I would greatly appreciate it.

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Reply #2 - May 30^th, 2012, 9:01pm

M Hahn, Our municipality offers the Hepatitis B vaccine series. Thyphoid,Diptheria,Paratyhoid cases are rare in the U.S. Tetanus is recommended every 10 years. Influenza is recommended in general though I personally don't get one. In the wastewater field good personal hygiene practices should be followed. A lot of hand washing. I hope this helps.
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M Hahn YaBB Newbies Offline I love Water and Wastewater.com Posts: 8 Gender: Company or Organization: City of Buffalo	Re: Vaccinations for Wastewater employees Reply #3 - May 30^th, 2012, 9:31pm The best course of action would be to get a Hepatitis B vaccination, wear personal protective equipment, maybe long sleeve clothing, and follow a strict personal hygiene routine. Correct? As long as wastewater does not enter the mouth, eyes, or open injuries, I should be fine?
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sobisch God Member Offline Posts: 1777 Gender: Company or Organization: L.U.M. GmbH	Re: Vaccinations for Wastewater employees Reply #4 - May 31^st, 2012, 1:08am correct. You should also be aware of the tread through aerosols.
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M Hahn YaBB Newbies Offline I love Water and Wastewater.com Posts: 8 Gender: Company or Organization: City of Buffalo	Re: Vaccinations for Wastewater employees Reply #5 - May 31^st, 2012, 6:57am Are there any recommended respirators available to protect against aerosols?
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Re: Vaccinations for Wastewater employees
Reply #6 - May 31^st, 2012, 7:18am

It will probably be impractical to wear a mask all of the time when you are on the clock. In my experience it seems that the first 6-9 months is when your body is exposed to the various germs found at the treatment plant and you will experience bouts of mild diarrhea, head colds, etc. until your immune system adjusts. After that it normally is clear sailing as long as you observe good personal hygiene practices.

During the normal cold/flu season operators need to be disinfecting the surfaces that are touched the most by everyone: telephones, door knobs, light switches, bathroom fixtures, etc. This cuts down on transmission of germs from person to person.

The other thing is to not allow yourself to become "run-down" physically. Get plenty of rest,

~Eric

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