S.L. 646.17 Art. 1Citation and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Protection of Workers from Risks related to Exposure to Biological Agents at

Work Regulations.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to:

(a) protect workers against risks to their health and safety, including the prevention of such risks, arising or likely to arise from exposure to biological agents at work;

(b) transpose Commission Directive (EU) 2020/739 of 3 June 2020 amending Annex III to Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of SARS-CoV-2 in the list of biological agents known to infect humans and amending Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1833;

(c) transpose Commission Directive (EU) 2019/1833 of 24 October 2019 amending Annexes I, III, V and VI to Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards purely technical adjustments.

(3) These regulations lay down particular minimum provisions in this area without prejudice to any laws, regulations or other legislative provisions stipulating general principles concerning the prevention of occupational risks, the protection of health and safety, the elimination of risk and accident factors, the information to, consultation, balanced participation and training of workers and their representatives.

(4) These regulations shall also be without prejudice to other regulations that may be issued on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms or on the deliberate release in the environment of genetically modified organisms.