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Pandemic flu guidance for cleaning staff and refuse collectors in non-health care settings

What you need to know and how to protect yourself and others

Everyone will be involved in the fight against pandemic influenza (flu) in terms of managing the impact it will have on society and preventing further spread of the infection.

This guidance explains how cleaning staff and refuse collectors working in non-health care settings, in the course of their daily work, can protect themselves,  their colleagues and their families, and prevent the spread of flu.

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