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Article R4323-41 of the French Labour Code

The operating position of a piece of lifting equipment must be arranged in such a way that the driver can follow with his eyes the manoeuvres performed by the moving parts of the equipment.
When the driver of work equipment used for lifting non-guided loads cannot observe the entire path of the load either directly or by means of auxiliary devices providing useful information, a manoeuvring supervisor, in communication with the driver, assisted, where appropriate, by one or more workers positioned so as to be able to follow the moving parts with their eyes during their movement, directs the driver. Organisational measures are taken to avoid collisions likely to endanger people.

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Article R4323-41


Le poste de manœuvre d’un appareil de levage est disposé de telle façon que le conducteur puisse suivre des yeux les manœuvres réalisées par les éléments mobiles de l’appareil.
Lorsque le conducteur d’un équipement de travail servant au levage de charges non guidées ne peut observer le trajet entier de la charge ni directement ni par des dispositifs auxiliaires fournissant les informations utiles, un chef de manœuvre, en communication avec le conducteur, aidé, le cas échéant, par un ou plusieurs travailleurs placés de manière à pouvoir suivre des yeux les éléments mobiles pendant leur déplacement, dirige le conducteur. Des mesures d’organisation sont prises pour éviter des collisions susceptibles de mettre en danger des personnes.

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