[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR121.15]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
  CHAPTER I--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 121_POSSESSION, USE, AND TRANSFER OF SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS
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Sec. 121.15  Training.

    (a) An individual or entity required to register under this part 
must provide information and training on biosafety and security to each 
individual with access approval from the Administrator or the HHS 
Secretary before he/she has such access. In addition, an individual or 
entity must provide information and training on biosafety and security 
to each individual not approved for access by the Administrator or the 
HHS Secretary before he/she works in or visits areas where select

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agents or toxins are handled or stored (e.g., laboratories, growth 
chambers, animal rooms, greenhouses, storage areas, etc.). The training 
must address the particular needs of the individual, the work they will 
do, and the risks posed by the select agents or toxins.\12\
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    \12\ For guidance, see the CDC/NIH publication, ``Biosafety in 
Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.'' This document is 
available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/programs/ag--
selectagent/index.html.
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    (b) Refresher training must be provided annually.
    (c) A record of the training provided to each individual must be 
maintained. The record must include the name of the individual, the date 
of training, a description of the training provided, and the means used 
to verify that the employee understood the training.