UK Statutory Instrument SI 2010/323 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Biological Agents) Regulations 2010

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Enforced by
MCA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer15

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TULRCA 1992 72 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.006 Assessment of health risks Regulated
  • Assess health risks from biological agents on ships and fishing vesselsEmployer
s.007 Classification of biological agents Regulated
  • Provisionally classify unlisted biological agents and notify regulatorsEmployer
s.008 Replacement of harmful biological agents Regulated
  • Replace harmful biological agents with safer alternatives where possibleEmployer
s.009 Reduction of risks Regulated
  • Prevent or reduce exposure to biological agents on boardEmployer
s.010 Information for the Secretary of State Regulated
  • Provide biological agent risk and incident information to the Secretary of StateEmployer
s.011 Hygiene and individual protection Regulated
  • Provide hygiene and protective measures when workers handle biological agentsEmployer
s.012 Information and training for workers Regulated
  • Provide information and training on biological agents to workersEmployer
s.013 Worker information in particular cases Regulated
  • Provide workers with instructions, notices, and exposure information for biological agentsEmployer
s.014 List of exposed workers Regulated
  • Keep a list of workers exposed to high-risk biological agentsEmployer
s.015 Consultation with workers Regulated
  • Consult workers on biological agents health and safetyEmployer
s.016 Notification to the Secretary of State Regulated
  • Notify Secretary of State before using biological agents on your shipEmployer
s.017 Health surveillance Regulated
  • Set up health surveillance for workers exposed to biological agentsEmployer
s.018 Record-keeping Regulated
  • Keep employee exposure records and medical surveillance records for 40 yearsEmployer
s.019 Health and veterinary care facilities Regulated
  • Assess and control biological agent risks in health and veterinary careEmployer
s.020 Special measures for industrial processes, laboratories and animal rooms Regulated
  • Control risks from biological agents in ship laboratories and industrial processesEmployer
15 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Meaning of “worker”
s.004 Application
s.005 Application of related legislation
s.021 Duties of other persons
s.022 Offences and penalties
s.023 Offences by body corporate
s.024 Onus of proving what is reasonably practicable
s.025 Detention of a United Kingdom ship
s.026 Inspection and other measures in respect of ships registered outside the United Kingdom
s.027 Application of powers of inspectors in relation to Government ships
s.028 Enforcement of detention
s.029 Right of appeal and compensation
s.030 Prohibition on levy

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