[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR73.13]

[Page 455]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 73--SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 73.13  Training.

    (a) An entity required to register under this part and falls outside 
of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030(a) must 
provide information and training on safety and security for working with 
select agents and toxins to each individual approved for access under 
Sec. 73.8 and each unapproved individual working in, or visiting, areas 
where select agents and toxins are handled or stored. The information 
and training must meet the requirements of this section and must ensure 
that all individuals who work in, or visit, the areas understand the 
hazards of select agents and toxins present in the area.
    (b) The entity must provide information and training at the time of 
an individual's initial assignment to a work area where select agents or 
toxins are present and prior to assignments involving new exposure 
situations. The entity must provide refresher training annually.
    (c) The Responsible Official must provide appropriate training in 
safety, containment, and security to all individuals with access to 
areas where select agents and toxins are handled or stored.
    (d) In lieu of initial training for those individuals already 
involved in handling select agents or toxins, the Responsible Official 
may certify in writing that the individual has the required knowledge, 
skills, and abilities to safely carry out the duties and 
responsibilities.
    (e) The entity must ensure that each individual with access to areas 
where select agents or toxins are handled or stored received and 
understood the training required by this section unless certified under 
paragraph (d) of this section. The entity must record the identity of 
the individual trained, the date of training, and the means used to 
verify that the employee understood the training.