In order to strengthen the supervisory role assigned to Labour Inspectorate control officers, the client, project manager or owner of buildings by nature or by destination, equipment, materials or articles shall have them inspected for the presence of asbestos prior to any operation involving risks of exposure of workers to asbestos. This search results in a document mentioning, where applicable, the presence, nature and location of materials or products containing asbestos. This document is attached to the consultation documents given to the candidate companies or sent to the companies planning to carry out the work.
The conditions of application or exemption, depending on the nature of the operation envisaged, of this article are determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.