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Article R4461-11 of the French Labour Code

When the head of the user company calls on an external company or a self-employed worker, he shall ensure the general coordination of the prevention measures he takes and those taken by the head of the external company or the self-employed worker, in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 4511-1 et seq.

He shall pass on the specific instructions applicable to the establishment in terms of hyperbaric risk prevention to the heads of the external companies or self-employed workers he calls on. In particular, he shall provide them with the hyperbaric safety manual applicable to the establishment in which they are called upon to work.

Each company manager is responsible, as far as he or she is concerned, for the application of the preventive measures necessary for the protection of the workers he or she employs, in particular for the supply, maintenance and inspection of collective protection equipment and measures and personal protection equipment.

Agreements may be concluded between the head of the user company and the heads of external companies or self-employed workers concerning the arrangements for providing collective protection, personal protection equipment and appliances, and breathing gases.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R4461-11
Lorsque le chef de l’entreprise utilisatrice fait intervenir une entreprise extérieure ou un travailleur indépendant, il assure la coordination générale des mesures de prévention qu’il prend et de celles prises par le chef de l’entreprise extérieure ou le travailleur indépendant, conformément aux dispositions des articles R. 4511-1 et suivants.


Il transmet les consignes particulières applicables à l’établissement en matière de prévention du risque hyperbare aux chefs des entreprises extérieures ou aux travailleurs indépendants auxquels il fait appel. Il leur remet notamment le manuel de sécurité hyperbare applicable à l’établissement au sein duquel ils sont appelés à intervenir.


Chaque chef d’entreprise est responsable, chacun en ce qui le concerne, de l’application des mesures de prévention nécessaires à la protection des travailleurs qu’il emploie, notamment de la fourniture, de l’entretien et du contrôle des appareils et mesures de protection collective et des équipements de protection individuelle.


Des accords peuvent être conclus entre le chef de l’entreprise utilisatrice et les chefs des entreprises extérieures ou les travailleurs indépendants concernant les modalités de mise à disposition des moyens de protection collective, des appareils et des équipements de protection individuelle, ainsi que des gaz respiratoires.

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