ACDP advises the Health and Safety Executive, and Ministers for the Department of Health and the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and their counterparts under devolution in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland, as required, on all aspects of hazards and risks to workers and others from exposure to pathogens.
The ACDP produces guidance on a range of dangerous pathogens-related subjects. Documents are available as a paper copy from The Stationery Office or HSE Books or online; a full, current list can be found on the Department of Health (DH) website. The electronic documents can also be accessed from the HSE's website.
ACDP is serviced by a joint secretariat (HSE, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , and the Health Protection Agency). Any queries about the work of ACDP or its ACDP guidance should be directed to the ACDP Secretariat:
The ACDP guidance document “Protection against blood-borne infections in the workplace: HIV and hepatitis” was last published in 1996. An updated, draft version of the guidance is now available for consultation at http://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/blood-borne-virus.htm and we would value your comments by Monday 17th November 2008.
The updated guidance is intended to cover workplace situations where exposure to BBV is possible. Aspects of virology, legal issues, controls and recommended actions post-exposure, are presented. A key aim of the guidance is to provide links to existing, specialist guidance where it exists, rather than reproducing information unnecessarily. The guidance has been split into several sections with appendices: please comment on any areas you can.
