CHAPTER II

EMPLOYERS' OBLIGATIONS

Information and training of workers
Article 9
1
Appropriate measures shall be taken by the employer to ensure that workers and/or any workers' representatives in the undertaking or establishment receive sufficient and appropriate training, on the basis of all available information, in particular in the form of information and instructions, concerning:
a
potential risks to health;
b
precautions to be taken to prevent exposure;
c
hygiene requirements;
d
wearing and use of protective equipment and clothing;
e
steps to be taken by workers in the case of incidents and to prevent incidents.
2
The training shall be:
a
given at the beginning of work involving contact with biological agents,
b
adapted to take account of new or changed risks, and
c
repeated periodically if necessary.