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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organismscontained-use-regulations-2000/schedule-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2831",
  "legislation_title": "The Genetically Modified Organisms(Contained Use) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/genetically-modified-organismscontained-use-regulations-2000",
  "path": "schedule/7",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF GOOD MICROBIOLOGICAL PRACTICE AND OF GOOD OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE",
  "text": "The general principles of good microbiological practice and of good occupational safety and hygiene are as follows—\n(a) keeping workplace and environmental exposure to any genetically modified micro-organism to the lowest reasonably practicable level;\n(b) exercising engineering control measures at source and supplementing these with appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment where necessary;\n(c) testing adequately and maintaining control measures and equipment;\n(d) testing, where necessary, for the presence of viable process organisms outside the primary physical containment;\n(e) providing appropriate training of personnel;\n(f) formulating and implementing local codes of practice for the safety of personnel, as required;\n(g) displaying biohazard signs where appropriate;\n(h) providing washing and decontamination facilities for personnel;\n(i) keeping adequate records;\n(j) prohibiting in the work area eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics or the storing of food for human consumption;\n(k) prohibiting mouth pipetting;\n(l) providing written standard operating procedures where appropriate to ensure safety;\n(m) having effective disinfectants and specified disinfection procedures available in case of spillage of genetically modified micro-organisms; and\n(n) providing safe storage for contaminated laboratory equipment and materials where appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2831/schedule/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:12:12.639113+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}