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Part four: Health and safety at work

Article L4111-1 of the French Labour Code

Subject to the exceptions provided for in Article L. 4111-4, the provisions of this part apply to private-law employers and workers. They also apply to 1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ; 2° Public administrative establishments when they employ staff under private law conditions; 3° Health, social and medico-social establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service,…

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Article L4111-2 of the French Labour Code

For the establishments and groupings mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 4111-1, the provisions of this part may be adapted, by decree adopted, except in the case of specific provisions, by the Council of State, taking into account the particular characteristics of some of these establishments and the existing staff representation bodies. These adaptations ensure the same guarantees for employees.

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Article L4111-3 of the French Labour Code

The workshops of public or private establishments providing technical or vocational education, as well as those of the social and medico-social establishments and services mentioned in 2°, a of 5° and 12° of the I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l’action sociale et des familles (Social Action and Family Code) for young people with disabilities or adjustment difficulties and 4° of the same I, as well as…

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Article L4111-6 of the French Labour Code

Decrees in the Council of State determine : 1° The procedures for assessing risks and implementing preventive measures for the health and safety of workers as provided for in articles L. 4121-3 to L. 4121-5; 2° General health and safety measures; 3° Special requirements relating either to certain occupations, or to certain types of work, or to certain risks; 4° The conditions for informing workers about health and safety risks…

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Article L4121-1 of the French Labour Code

The employer shall take the necessary measures to ensure the safety and protect the physical and mental health of workers. These measures include: 1° Measures to prevent occupational risks, including those mentioned in Article L. 4161-1; 2° Information and training initiatives; 3° Setting up appropriate organisation and resources. The employer shall ensure that these measures are adapted to take account of changing circumstances and aim to improve existing situations.

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Article L4121-2 of the French Labour Code

The employer shall implement the measures provided for in Article L. 4121-1 on the basis of the following general principles of prevention: 1° Avoid risks ; 2° Assess the risks that cannot be avoided; 3° Combating risks at source; 4° Adapting work to people, in particular with regard to the design of workstations and the choice of work equipment and work and production methods, with a view in particular to…

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Article L4121-3 of the French Labour Code

The employer, taking into account the nature of the establishment’s activities, shall assess the risks to the health and safety of workers, including in the choice of manufacturing processes, work equipment, chemical substances or preparations, in the fitting out or refitting of workplaces or installations, in the organisation of work and in the definition of workstations. This risk assessment takes into account the gender-specific impact of exposure to risk. Contribute…

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Article L4121-3-1 of the French Labour Code

I.-The single occupational risk assessment document lists all the occupational risks to which workers are exposed and ensures that these exposures can be traced collectively. II – The employer shall transcribe and update in the single document the results of the assessment of risks to the health and safety of workers which it carries out in application of article L. 4121-3. III.The results of this assessment lead to: 1° For…

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