| Document ID (ISN) | 76486 |
| CIS number |
01-578 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-5868 - Bundesarbeitsblatt |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Allescher W. |
| Title |
Ordinance on biological agents at work - Implementation of the Law on Occupational Health and Safety |
| Original title |
Biostoffverordnung - Arbeitsschutzgesetz konkretisiert [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
1999, No.5, p.15-19. |
| Abstract |
With the Ordinance on biological agents at work (CIS 00-332) which went into effect in April 1999, Germany has implemented Directive 90/679/EEC (see CIS 91-29) into national law. The ordinance addresses all work with biological substances as well as exposure to biological substances such as the operation of earthmoving equipment in a sanitary landfill. The requirement that the employer determine all biological hazards encountered on a workplace and provide necessary protection is considered to be the most important part of the ordinance. The ordinance distinguishes four classes of biological substances and risk, and differentiates work with known and unknown biological substances. It applies to agriculture, effluent treatment, waste disposal, and the health care professions. Protective measures and medical examinations are discussed. A panel on work with biological substances was created to produce technical guidance documents. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Germany; legislation; biological hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hazard evaluation; waste disposal; role of management; agriculture and forestry; comment on directive; health services |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Biological hazards
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