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Article R4216-12 of the French Labour Code

The steps must comply with the following requirements:
1° They must not be slippery;
2° If there is no riser, successive steps must overlap by 5 centimetres;
3° It is forbidden to place one or two isolated steps in the main passageways;
4° The dimensions of staircase steps must comply with good practice;
5° There must be no more than 25 steps in each flight;
6° Landings are the same width as the stairs and, in the case of uncontrolled flights, their length is greater than 1 metre;
7° Revolving staircases have a continuous swing with no landings other than those serving the floors;
8° The dimensions of the steps on the tread line 0.60 metres from the core or central void comply with good practice;
9° The external tread of the steps is less than 0.42 metres.

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Article R4216-12


Les marches obéissent aux caractéristiques suivantes :
1° Elles ne sont pas glissantes ;
2° S’il n’y a pas de contremarche, les marches successives se recouvrent de 5 centimètres ;
3° Il est interdit de placer une ou deux marches isolées dans les circulations principales ;
4° Les dimensions des marches des escaliers sont conformes aux règles de l’art ;
5° Les volées ne comptent pas plus de 25 marches ;
6° Les paliers ont une largeur égale à celle des escaliers et, en cas de volées non contrariées, leur longueur est supérieure à 1 mètre ;
7° Les escaliers tournants sont à balancement continu sans autre palier que ceux desservant les étages ;
8° Les dimensions des marches sur la ligne de foulée à 0,60 mètre du noyau ou du vide central sont conformes aux règles de l’art ;
9° Le giron extérieur des marches est inférieur à 0,42 mètre.

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