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Article R4435-2 of the French Labour Code

A worker whose exposure to noise exceeds the lower exposure values defined in 3° of article R. 4431-2 will benefit, at his request or at that of the occupational physician under the conditions provided for in articles R. 4624-35 to R. 4624-38, from a preventive audiometric examination. The purpose of this examination is the early diagnosis of any noise-induced hearing loss and the preservation of hearing function, when the assessment and measurements provided for in article R. 4433-1 reveal a risk to the worker’s health.

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Article R4435-2

Un travailleur dont l’exposition au bruit dépasse les valeurs d’exposition inférieures définies au 3° de l’article R. 4431-2 bénéficie, à sa demande ou à celle du médecin du travail dans les conditions prévues aux articles R. 4624-35 à R. 4624-38, d’un examen audiométrique préventif. Cet examen a pour objectif le diagnostic précoce de toute perte auditive due au bruit et la préservation de la fonction auditive, lorsque l’évaluation et les mesurages prévus à l’article R. 4433-1 révèlent un risque pour la santé du travailleur.

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