Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Biological Agents) Regulations SI 572/2013
These Regulations were made on 20 December 2013 and apply to Ireland only.
They implement Directive 2000/54/EC on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work.
These Regulations define biological agents and apply to activities in which workers are or potentially are exposed to biological agents as a result of their work. Employers must identify the biological agent to which workers are, or may be, exposed. They must assess the risk, making use of the list of biological agents, their classification, containment levels and measures provided for in the relevant Code...