CHAPTER IIU.K. EMPLOYERS' OBLIGATIONS

Article 10U.K.Worker information in particular cases

1.Employers shall provide written instructions at the workplace and, if appropriate, display notices which shall, as a minimum, include the procedure to be followed in the case of:

(a)a serious accident or incident involving the handling of a biological agent;

(b)handling a group 4 biological agent.

2.Workers shall immediately report any accident or incident involving the handling of a biological agent to the person in charge, or to the person responsible for safety and health at work.

3.Employers shall inform forthwith the workers and/or any workers' representatives of any accident or incident which may have resulted in the release of a biological agent and which could cause severe human infection and/or illness.

In addition, employers shall inform the workers and/or any workers' representatives in the undertaking or establishment as quickly as possible when a serious accident or incident occurs, of the causes thereof and of the measures taken or to be taken to rectify the situation.

4.Each worker shall have access to the information on the list referred to in Article 11 which relates to him personally.

5.Workers and/or any workers' representatives in the undertaking or establishment shall have access to anonymous collective information.

6.Employers shall provide workers and/or their representatives, at their requst, with the information provided for in Article 7(1).