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Aircraft toilets and Vaccinations...

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A bit of an unusual question, but I thought the collected wisdom might offer me some help.

I'm wondering if there's anything official laid down to say what vaccinations should be offered to personnel carrying out regular servicing on Aircraft Toilets?

I have access to AESOs and Intranet at BZN, but couldn't find an order relating to it (if anyone knows of one please point me in the right direction) but I would think it's likely to be determined by more than just local policy?

I know there's plenty of toilet emptying techies on here - can anyone help?
 
As you are a civilian I think you need to approach serco. Other than the routine service vaccinations I've never heard of anyone having special ones for emptying the bogs so I guess by implication one would be covered by those.
 
As a serviceman, I would have a word with the friendly EH Tech.
Alternatively, if you have a concern, consider an AEMS
 
If it's just aircrew waste you are emptying then no inoculations are required...It's ambrosia and good enough to eat to be fair...You should be paying to carry out the task!
 
Downsizer said:
As you are a civilian I think you need to approach serco. Other than the routine service vaccinations I've never heard of anyone having special ones for emptying the bogs so I guess by implication one would be covered by those.
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It's a question some of the lads have asked me, and I'd like to be able to pass up the chain what the RAF Aircraft Engineers on the base are doing (as our procedures are mostly meant to fall in line with the Station's)

I'd hoped there would be something easy to find in AESOs as a basis for us to follow, but I can't see anything in there.
 
As I said, I'm pretty sure servicemen are covered by the standard issue suite of vaccs. Have you approached the EH Tech?
 
To work on bog systems you should have Hep A, like has already been said its now a standard inocc for RAF types.
 
You should have Hep A, Hep B and Typhoid all of which are currently included within our routine vaccination program.

However there is a national shortage of Typhoid and I am led to believe this is being prioritised to those more "at risk".

Check your blue book and see if you are due and make SMC aware of your tasks.

E-Goats Resident EHT :)
 
Vim_Fuego said:
If it's just aircrew waste you are emptying then no inoculations are required...It's ambrosia and good enough to eat to be fair...You should be paying to carry out the task!
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Arrr always made sure the riggers had distemper and rabies jabs up to date, although the fact that we were sat next to the Leckie desk may have had some bearing on that as well as the growbag's effluent. Ah the days of layflat tubing.........
 
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