s 41 Activities and staff
41. Every operator of a facility must —(a) ensure that proper assessments of risk, management of risk, operational monitoring, supervision and review of the storage of or activities involving biological agents or toxins at the facility are carried out; (b) ensure that the storage of or activities involving biological agents are carried out at an appropriate biosafety level at the facility and in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed; (c) ensure that no research, teaching or operational activity involving biological agents or toxins at the facility is undertaken until a risk assessment of the activity is conducted by the biosafety committee and it is demonstrated that any hazard that may arise from the activity can be controlled; (d) ensure that emergencies arising from any storage of or activity involving biological agents or toxins carried out at the facility are dealt with in accordance with appropriate procedures; (e) ensure that no biological agent, toxin or waste which contains a biological agent or toxin is discharged into the environment without the appropriate decontamination and ensure that such waste is lawfully discharged and disposed of; (f) ensure that activities involving biological agents or toxins are conducted by staff of the facility who are properly trained to conduct such activities, or conducted under the supervision of such persons; (g) ensure that all staff of the facility receive such training as may be required by the Director‑General;[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (h) ensure that all staff of the facility are properly protected against any risk of exposure to any biological agent or toxin, including —(i) ensuring that all staff of the facility are appropriately attired; (ii) ensuring that all staff of the facility adhere to safe working practices and techniques; (iii) making available to all staff of the facility the appropriate vaccination or prophylaxis; and (iv) ensuring that all staff of the facility are not exposed to hazards arising out of the use, handling, transport or storage of any biological agent or toxin; and (i) establish a health and medical surveillance system for the staff of the facility so that any member of the staff who has been infected by or who has been exposed to any biological agent or toxin in the course of carrying out any activity involving biological agents or toxins may be expeditiously identified and treated.