CHAPTER II

EMPLOYERS' OBLIGATIONS

Worker information in particular cases
Article 10
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).