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ZAF-2001-R-61275
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Title_of_text
Regulations for Hazardous Biological Agents, 2001 (No. R. 1390).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Protection against particular hazards
Adopted on (Date of text)
2001-12-27
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Made under Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993. Comprehensive legislation on hazardous biological agents (HBA). Applies to every employer and self-employed person at a workplace where (a) HBA are deliberately produced, processed, used, handled, stored or transported; or (b) an incident occurs that does not involve a deliberate intention to work with HBA but may result in persons being exposed to HBA in the performance of his or her work. Provides for classification of biological agents, information and training, duties of persons who might be exposed to HBA, monitoring exposure at workplace, medical surveillance, records, control of exposure to HBA, personal protective equipment and facilities, maintenance of control measures and equipment, prohibitions, labelling, packaging, transportation, storage, special measures for health and veterinary isolation facilities, disposal of HBA, and offences and penalties. Annex B contains guidelines for categorisation of biological agents according to hazard and categories of containment.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1993-06-23 (ZAF-1993-L-34695)
Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (No. 85 of 1993)
Basic text(s)
1993-06-23 (ZAF-1993-L-34695)
Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (No. 85 of 1993)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Regulations
Publisher
Department of Labour
Country
South Africa
URL
http://www.labour.gov.za/download/8285/Regulation%20-%201390%20-%20OHS%20-%20Hazardous%20Biological%20agents.pdf
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
2001-12-27
Volume
Vol. 438
Number
No. 22956
Page range
pp. 3-67