Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) Regulations
Regulation 3
Infectious agents and biohazardous material
Amended byS 517/2011 wef 10/09/2011
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 517/2011 wef 10/09/2011
Where any person at work in any workplace carries out any process, operation or work involving exposure to any infectious agents or biohazardous material which may constitute a risk to his health, it shall be the duty of the employer of that person to take effective measures to protect that person from their harmful effects.
Subregulation 2
In this regulation, “biohazardous material” includes —
(a)
any substance which contains toxins;
(b)
any biological waste;
(c)
any culture medium;
(d)
any contaminated blood, urine or faeces;
(e)
any infected tissue or organ; and
(f)
any infected animal.