S.L. 646.14 Art. 11Information and training of workers.

(1) Appropriate measures shall be taken by the employer to ensure that workers and, or 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, including the additional risks due to tobacco consumption;

(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, including rescue workers, in the case of incidents and to prevent incidents. The training shall be:

(i) adapted to take account of new or changed risk, in particular when workers are or likely to be exposed to new carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances or to a number of different carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances, including those contained in hazardous medicinal products, or in case of changing circumstances related to work,

(ii) provided periodically in healthcare settings to all workers who are exposed to carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances, in particular where new hazardous medicinal products containing those substances are used, and

(iii) repeated periodically in other settings if necessary.

(2) Employers shall inform workers of installations and related containers containing carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances, ensure that all containers, packages and installations containing carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances are labelled clearly and legibly, and display clearly visible warning and hazard signs.

Where a biological limit value has been set out in Schedule IV, health surveillance shall be mandatory for working with the carcinogen, mutagen or reprotoxic substance in question, in accordance with the procedures laid down in that Schedule. Workers shall be informed of that requirement before being assigned to the task involving the risk of exposure to the carcinogen, mutagen or REPROTOXIC SUBSTANCES AT WORK

reprotoxic substance indicated.