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So someone told me a fellow worker got aids. The person looks normal.

As we work together and their is no drugs /needles , kissing and sex , what must I be careful of.
 
afaik no unusual precautions should be necessary. Pretty sure TB is far more of a concern as far as office workers go.

Only "normal" one I know of is that you/all should carry surgical gloves in your cars med kit...thats the one spot where you might get into serious contact with a stranger's blood. i.e. helping at a road accident.
 
finger in the nose , then hand shake no problem?
Sweat also no problem?
Spit also no problem?
 
If you have sex with them use a condom.
 
Robertvv said:
So someone told me a fellow worker got aids. The person looks normal.

As we work together and their is no drugs /needles , kissing and sex , what must I be careful of.
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Office gossip in its worst form ... EVER. I would rather stay away from someone spreading personal information like this than a person who might be HIV+.
 
HavocXphere said:
afaik no unusual precautions should be necessary. Pretty sure TB is far more of a concern as far as office workers go.

Only "normal" one I know of is that you/all should carry surgical gloves in your cars med kit...thats the one spot where you might get into serious contact with a stranger's blood. i.e. helping at a road accident.
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HavocXphere is correct. Unless you planning to do something "that will let your tottie fall off" you OK. The biggest way of getting AIDS is infidelity or getting your freak on without protection.

Having surgical gloves is for 1st aid reasons.
 
http://www.mywage.co.za/main/decent...iv-aids-and-work/hiv-aids-and-workplace-rules

Know the Facts

  • No employee, or applicant for employment, may be required by their employer to undergo an HIV test. HIV testing by or on behalf of an employer may only take place where the Labour Court has declared such testing to be justifiable in accordance with Section 7(2) of the Employment Equity Act.
  • All persons with HIV or AIDS have a right to privacy, including privacy concerning their HIV or AIDS status. There is no legal duty on an employee to disclose their HIV status to their employer or to other employees.
  • An employer cannot demand to know if the cause of an illness is HIV infection.
  • A doctor or health care worker who tells an employer about an employee's HIV status without their consent is acting against the law. This is breaking the employee's right to confidentiality.
  • An employee with HIV/AIDS may not be dismissed because he or she is HIV positive or has AIDS. (Section 187(1)(f) of the Labour Relations Act, No. 66 of 1995). However where there are valid reasons related to their ability to continue working and fair procedures have been followed, their services may be terminated in accordance with Section 188(1)(a)(i).
  • An employer is obliged to provide, as far as is reasonably practicable, a safe workplace. (Section 8(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, No. 85 of 1993). This may include ensuring that the risk of occupational exposure to HIV is minimised.
  • An employee who is infected with HIV as a result of an occupational exposure to infected blood or bodily fluids, may apply for benefits. (Section 22(1) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, No. 130 of 1993).
  • In accordance with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, all employees must receive certain basic standards of employment, including a minimum number of days sick leave.
  • A registered medical aid scheme may not unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against its members on the basis of their "state of health". (Section 24(2)(e) of the Medical Schemes Act, No 131 of 1998).
 
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