PART 3

Conduct of Contained Use

Containment and control measures for contained use involving micro-organisms
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1
A user who undertakes a contained use involving micro-organisms must apply the containment measures set out in the applicable table in Part 2 of Schedule 8, where and to the extent required in the column of the appropriate containment level.
2
A user need not apply a containment measure required for the appropriate containment level where—
a
the risk assessment, or any review of the risk assessment, shows that the containment measure is not necessary or practicable for a specific activity;
b
the notifier of the contained use has provided justification in writing to the competent authority; and
c
the notifier has received the written agreement of the competent authority that the containment measure need not be applied.
3
A person responsible for the contained use must review the containment measures applied—
a
at suitably regular intervals; and
b
immediately, if that person suspects that—
i
the containment measures are no longer adequate;
ii
the class assigned to the contained use in the risk assessment is no longer appropriate; or
iii
in the light of new scientific or technical knowledge, the risk assessment is no longer valid.