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Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Duties and Obligations in Relation to Biological Agents and Toxins

42. Visitors

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(1)

Where a person who is not a member of the staff of a facility is required to carry out any work at the facility, the operator of the facility must ensure that that person is made aware of the biological hazards associated with the storage of and activities involving biological agents and toxins carried out at the facility.

(2)

Subject to subsection (3), where a person who is not a member of the staff of a facility is required to enter any part of the facility where there is a risk of exposure to biological agents or toxins, the operator of the facility must ensure that that person —

(a)

is accompanied by a member of the staff of the facility —

(i)

when that person enters the facility;

(ii)

when that person leaves the facility; and

(iii)

for such time that that person is in the facility as the operator of the facility thinks necessary; and

(b)

is properly protected against any risk of exposure to such biological agent or toxin at the facility.

(3)

Where a person who is not a member of the staff of a facility is required to enter the facility at which any First Schedule (Part 2) biological agent or Second Schedule biological agent is kept, the operator of the facility must ensure that that person —

(a)

is accompanied by a member of the staff of the facility at all times and in all parts of the facility; and

(b)

is properly protected against any risk of exposure to such biological agent at the facility.