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Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 9

Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 9

Article 9

Information and training of workers 1. Appropriate measures shall be taken by the employer to ensure that workers and/or any workers' representatives in the undertaking or establishment receive sufficient and appropriate training, on the basis of all available information, in particular in the form of information and instructions, concerning: (a) potential risks to health; (b) precautions to be taken to prevent exposure; (c) hygiene requirements; (d) wearing and use of protective equipment and clothing; (e) steps to be taken by workers in the case of incidents and to prevent incidents. 2. The training shall be: (a) given at the beginning of work involving contact with biological agents, (b) adapted to take account of new or changed risks, and (c) repeated periodically if necessary.

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