Guidance

MSN 1889 Amendment 2 health and safety biological agents regulations

Information required to comply with the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (health and safety at work) (biological agents) regulations 2010 as amended.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 30 December 2020

This publication was withdrawn on 29 June 2023

MSN 1889 (M+F) amendment 2 has been replaced by MSN 1889 (M+F) amendment 3.

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MSN 1889 (M+F) Amendment 2 merchant shipping and fishing vessels health and safety at work biological agents regulations 2010 as amended

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This notice replaces MGN 408(M+F) and MSN 1889(M+F) Amendment 1.

This notice should be read in conjunction with MGN 636 (M) Amendment 1 and MGN 587 (F) Amendment 1 ILO work in fishing convention (health and safety responsibilities which gives guidance on the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (health and safety at work) regulations 1997.

The biological agents regulations implement Directive 2000/54/EC on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work and form part of the UK’s retained law. All the obligations in the EU legislation mentioned in MSN 1889(M+F) Amendment 2, which have affect in the UK prior to the 1st January 2021, are retained in UK law, with any necessary modifications, after the end of the EU Exit implementation period.

Notice to

• ship
• yacht and fishing vessel owners
• operators and managers and other employers of seafarers
• masters
• officers and seafarers on merchant ships and yachts
• skippers and crew on fishing vessels and small commercially operated vessels.

Published 30 December 2020