| Document ID (ISN) | 107128 |
| CIS number |
07-1215 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Biological agents and occupational health |
| Original title |
Les agents biologiques et la santé au travail [in French]
Biologische agentia en gezondheid op het werk [in Dutch] |
| Bibliographic information |
Service public fédéral Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale, rue Ernest Blerot I, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium, 2007. 36p. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.werk.belgie.be/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=3854 [in Dutch]
http://www.emploi.belgique.be/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=3854 [in French]
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| Abstract |
Aimed at employers, this guide comments on the Belgian Royal Order of 4 August 1996 concerning the protection of workers against risks connected with the exposure to biological agents at work (see CIS 00-1532) and explains how to ensure its compliance within the enterprise. Contents: definitions and scope; health effects of biological agents; hazard evaluation; documents to be completed by employers; risk prevention and control; health surveillance; vaccination; roles of the various parties involved in risk prevention and health surveillance. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
responsibilities of employers; Belgium; legislation; health hazards; biological hazards; infection control |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
tetanus; laboratory work; tuberculosis; infectious hepatitis; hazard evaluation; health care personnel; safety and health committees; vaccination; medical supervision; comment on law; data sheet; workers' participation; industrial physicians; veterinary services |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Belgium |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Viral diseases (other than aids)
Biological hazards
Workers' participation
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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