Self-employed workers and employers, when working directly on a building or civil engineering site, are only subject to the provisions of article R. 4534-18 concerning the examination of equipment, machinery, installations or protective devices on sites subject to the obligation to coordinate the safety and health of workers referred to in article L. 4532-2, with the exception of operations undertaken by a private individual for his own personal use as referred to in 2° of article L. 4532-7.
Similarly, compliance with the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of Article R. 4534-86 and those of Article R. 4534-99 is not compulsory for these workers, provided that they actually use a fall arrest system.