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Rh ::(ii) the training of staff who will be involved in the carrying out of the proposed activity.

(6) An operator of a facility shall not commence or allow the commencement of any activity involving any biological agent or toxin at the facility unless—
 * (a) the biosafety committee has determined that the proposed activity may be carried out safely at the facility;
 * (b) the biosafety co-ordinator has implemented the measures, policies, programmes and codes of practice as devised or formulated by the biosafety committee under subsection (5); and
 * (c) where the proposed activity involves the use of any biological agent inactivated at the facility, the biosafety committee has verified that the biological agent has been properly inactivated.

(7) The biosafety committee shall review every 2 years or earlier, as may be appropriate, all measures, policies, programmes and codes of practice devised or formulated by it under subsection (5), and shall immediately inform the operator of the facility of any change to such measures, policies, programmes and codes of practice as the biosafety committee thinks necessary.

(8) Where the biosafety committee has proposed changes to any existing measure, policy, programme or code of practice—
 * (a) the biosafety co-ordinator of the facility shall implement such changes as soon as possible within the timeframe stipulated by the biosafety committee; and
 * (b) the operator of the facility shall, if so advised by the biosafety committee, discontinue the activity to which the changes relate until such time as the biosafety co-ordinator has implemented those changes.

Maintaining facilities and equipment

40. Every operator of a facility shall—
 * (a) ensure that the facility is appropriate for its purpose and complies with such requirements as may be prescribed;
 * (b) maintain the facility, and any equipment therein, in an optimal and a safe working condition;