CHAPTER III

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Health and veterinary care facilities other than diagnostic laboratories
Article 15
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.