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Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) article 15 CELEX: 02000L0054-20200624 Health and veterinary care facilities other than diagnostic laboratories
1. For the purpose of the assessment referred to in Article 3, particular attention should be paid to: (a) uncertainties about the presence of biological agents in human patients or animals and the materials and speciments taken from them; (b) the hazard represented by biological agents known or suspected to be present in human patients or animals and materials and specimens taken from them; (c) the risks posed by the nature of the work. 2. Appropriate measures shall be taken in health and veterinary care facilities in order to protect the health and safety of the workers concerned.
The measures to be taken shall include in particular: (a) specifying appropriate decontamination and disinfection procedures, and
(b) implementing procedures enabling contaminated waste to be handled and disposed of without risk. 3. In isolation facilities where there are human patients or animals who are, or who are suspected of being, infected with group 3 or group 4 biological agents, containment measures shall be selected from those in Annex V column A, in order to minimise the risk of infection. |