Section 1: Provisions common to all activities

Where the nature of the activity permits, the employer shall avoid the use of a biological agent which is dangerous to workers’ health, by replacing it with a biological agent which, taking into account the conditions of use and the state of knowledge, is not dangerous or is less dangerous.

Where the results of the risk assessment reveal the existence of a risk to the health or safety of workers, any exposure to a hazardous biological agent must be avoided.

Where the exposure of workers to a hazardous biological agent cannot be avoided, it shall be reduced by taking the following measures: 1° Limiting the number of workers exposed or likely to be exposed to the lowest possible level; 2° Defining work processes and technical control or containment measures designed to avoid or minimise the risk of biological agents being disseminated in the workplace; 3° Signposting, the characteristics and procedures…

For activities involving pathogenic biological agents, the employer shall issue safety instructions prohibiting the introduction by workers, for their own use, into workplaces where there is a risk of contamination: 1° Food and drink; 2° Smoking materials; 3° Cosmetics and handkerchiefs other than paper handkerchiefs, which must be disposed of as contaminated waste.

For activities involving pathogenic biological agents, the employer : 1° Provide workers with means of personal protection, in particular appropriate protective clothing; 2° Ensure that the means of personal protection are removed when the worker leaves the workplace; 3° Where they are reusable, ensure that the means of personal protection are stored in a specific place, cleaned, disinfected and checked before and after each use and, if necessary, repaired or…

Non-reusable personal protective equipment against biological pathogens is considered contaminated waste.