Article 9 Information and training of workers
United Kingdom
1.
Appropriate measures shall be taken by the employer to ensure that workers and/or any workers' representatives in the undertaking or establishment receive sufficient and appropriate training, on the basis of all available information, in particular in the form of information and instructions, concerning:
(a)
potential risks to health;
(b)
precautions to be taken to prevent exposure;
(c)
hygiene requirements;
(d)
wearing and use of protective equipment and clothing;
(e)
steps to be taken by workers in the case of incidents and to prevent incidents.
2.
The training shall be:
(a)
given at the beginning of work involving contact with biological agents,
(b)
adapted to take account of new or changed risks, and
(c)
repeated periodically if necessary.