HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS is an occupational risk in a substantial number of occupations where there may be exposure to blood or body fluids. Health workers and emergency services personnel are the most obvious group but others include custodial and security staff, funeral attendants, waste disposal personnel, and body-piercing services. While HIV is not transmitted through normal workplace contact, accidents may occur in almost any working environment, so in any job providing a safe, decent workplace means making appropriate provisions to prevent the transmission of HIV.
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