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Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Biological Agents) Regulations, 1994 (S.I. No. 146 of 1994).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Ecosystem preservation EIA Pollution control Biological control agents
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations implement Council Directives 90/679/EEC of 26 November, 1990, and 93/88/EEC, on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to a biological agent at work. The Regulations define biological agents. Biological agents thus include bacteria, viruses and fungi. The Regulations draw a distinction between incidental exposure to a biological agent and exposure arising from their deliberate use. Employers must identify the biological agent to which workers are, or may be, exposed. They must assess the risk, making use of the classification referred to in regulation 2 and the Fourth Schedule, and proceed in accordance with the remaining Regulations where appropriate. Specific Regulations set out action to be taken in Veterinary and Health Care facilities and in industrial processes.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Amended by

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Biological Agents) (Amendment) Regulations, 1998 (S.I. No. 248 of 1998).

Legislation | Ireland | 1998

Keyword: Biological control agents, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX