Article 9

Council Directive 90/679/EEC of 26 November 1990 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) · European Union

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: 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: given at the beginning of work involving contact with biological agents, adapted to take account of new or changed risks, and repeated periodically if necessary.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.