| Document ID (ISN) | 76022 |
| CIS number |
01-26 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Amtliche Sammlung des Bundesrechts - Recueil officiel des lois fédérales |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
RS/SR 832.321
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| Title |
Ordinance of 25 Aug. 1999 concerning the protection of workers against the risks connected to microorganisms [Switzerland] |
| Original title |
Ordonnance du 25 août 1999 sur la protection des travailleurs contre les risques liés aux microorganismes (OPTM) [Suisse] [in French]
Verordnung vom 25. August 1999 über den Schutz der Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer vor Gefährdung durch Mikroorganismen (SAMV) [in German]
Ordinanza del 25 agosto 1999 sulla protezione dei lavoratori dal pericolo derivante da microorganismi (OPLM) [in Italian] |
| Bibliographic information |
23 Nov. 1999, No.46, p.2826-2835. + Annexe (16p.). |
| Internet access |
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/c832_321.html [in German]
http://www.admin.ch/ch/i/rs/8/832.321.it.pdf [in Italian]
http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c832_321.html [in French]
|
| Abstract |
Contents of this Ordinance (effective 1 Nov. 1999): definitions; classification of microorganisms; obligations of employers (hazard identification, risk evaluation, safety measures, information and training, medical surveillance, notification of use); obligations of workers. In annex: definition of the techniques of genetic modification; hazard evaluation techniques; safety measure techniques in case of microorganism utilization (with particular techniques listed for: research and development laboratories, locales and isolation chambers used for microorganism culture, units reserved for animals, microorganism production installations). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Switzerland; biotechnology industry; biological hazards; microorganisms |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; experimental animals; list; hazard evaluation; personal protective equipment; animal experiments; information of personnel; medical supervision; classification; law; responsibilities of employees; safety and health training; hazard identification |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | Switzerland |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Biological hazards
Biotechnology industry
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