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1. Each Member shall, in accordance with national law and practice, and in consultation with the most representative organizations of employers and workers, develop, make public and periodically review and update national arrangements and guidelines on preventive and protective and, as appropriate, precautionary measures for the control of biological hazards and risks in the working environment, based on the results of an evaluation of biological risks by the competent authorities.
2. These arrangements and guidelines shall:
a) promote continuous improvement of the protection of the exposed workers;
b) take into account emerging and re-emerging hazards and risks;
c) make specific provision for: (i) sectors and occupations where workers are at a high risk of recognized harm due to exposure to biological hazards;
(ii) workers who may require special protection, taking into account the need to ensure that this does not result in discrimination or contribute to occupational segregation;
(i) sectors and occupations where workers are at a high risk of recognized harm due to exposure to biological hazards;
(ii) workers who may require special protection, taking into account the need to ensure that this does not result in discrimination or contribute to occupational segregation;
d) include preparedness and response measures, such as plans and procedures, to deal with accidents and emergencies related to exposure to biological hazards in the working environment.