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The general principles of good microbiological practice and of good occupational safety and hygiene are as follows—

(a)

keeping workplace and environmental exposure to any genetically modified micro-organism to the lowest reasonably practicable level;

(b)

exercising engineering control measures at source and supplementing these with appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment where necessary;

(c)

testing adequately and maintaining control measures and equipment;

(d)

testing, where necessary, for the presence of viable process organisms outside the primary physical containment;

(e)

providing appropriate training of personnel;

(f)

establishing a genetic modification safety committee, if required;

(g)

formulating and implementing local codes of practice for the safety of personnel, as required;

(h)

displaying biohazard signs where appropriate;

(i)

providing washing and decontamination facilities for personnel;

(j)

keeping adequate records;

(k)

prohibiting in the work area eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics or the storing of food for human consumption;

(l)

prohibiting mouth pipetting;

(m)

providing written standard operating procedures where appropriate to ensure safety;

(n)

having effective disinfectants and specified disinfection procedures available in case of spillage of genetically modified micro-organisms;

(o)

providing safe storage for contaminated laboratory equipment and materials where appropriate.