The employer shall provide written instructions and, where appropriate, posters in the workplace on the procedure to be followed: 1° In the event of an accident or serious incident involving a biological pathogen; 2° When handling any group 4 biological agent, in particular when disposing of it.
The employer shall inform the workers, the social and economic committee and the occupational physician: 1° Without delay, of any accident or incident which may have led to the release of a biological agent liable to cause a serious infection or illness in humans; 2° As quickly as possible, of the cause of this accident or incident and of the measures taken or to be taken to remedy the situation.
Specific provisions, incorporated where appropriate into the internal regulations, remind workers of their obligation to report immediately any accident or incident involving a biological pathogen.
Where the results of the risk assessment reveal the existence of a risk to the health or safety of workers, the employer shall make the following information available to the workers concerned and to the Social and Economic Committee: 1° The activities in which workers are exposed to pathogenic biological agents, the procedures, work methods and corresponding protective and preventive measures and resources; 2° The number of workers exposed; 3°…
The information mentioned in article R. 4425-4 is also made available to labour inspectors, social security prevention officers and the occupational physician.
The employer shall organise safety training for workers on : 1° Health risks and hygiene requirements; 2° Precautions to be taken to avoid exposure; 3° Wearing and using personal protective equipment and clothing; 4° Procedures for sorting, collecting, storing, transporting and disposing of waste; 5° Measures to be taken to prevent or remedy incidents; 6° Procedure to be followed in the event of an accident.
Safety training is given before workers carry out any activity involving contact with biological agents. It is repeated on a regular basis and is adapted to changes in risks and to significant changes in work processes.
After consulting the occupational physician, the employer draws up a list of workers exposed to group 3 or 4 biological agents. The list shall indicate the type of work performed and, where possible, the biological agent to which the workers are exposed, as well as data relating to exposure, accidents and incidents. The list is sent to the occupational physician.
The list of exposed workers is kept for at least ten years after the end of exposure. However, where biological agents are likely to cause illnesses with a long incubation period, the list is kept for as long as pathological manifestations are possible.
Each worker has access to the information contained in the list of exposed workers which concerns him personally.
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