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Article R4624-17 of the French Labour Code

Any worker whose state of health, age, working conditions or the occupational risks to which he is exposed so require, in particular disabled workers, workers who declare themselves to be in receipt of a disability pension and night workers as referred to in article L. 3122-5, will benefit, following the information and prevention visit, from appropriate monitoring arrangements determined within the framework of the written protocol provided for in the…

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Article R4624-18 of the French Labour Code

All night workers referred to in Article L. 3122-5 and all workers under the age of eighteen are entitled to an information and prevention visit by a health professional referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 4624-1 prior to being assigned to the post.

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Article R4624-19 of the French Labour Code

Any woman who is pregnant, has recently given birth or is breastfeeding shall, if she so wishes, be referred to the occupational physician without delay, in accordance with the protocol referred to in Article L. 4624-1. The purpose of this new visit, carried out by the occupational physician, is in particular to propose, if necessary, adaptations to the workstation or assignment to other workstations.

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Article R4624-20 of the French Labour Code

During the information and prevention visit, any disabled worker or any worker who declares that he/she is in receipt of a disability pension mentioned in the fifth paragraph of article L. 4624-1 shall be referred without delay to the occupational physician, who may recommend adaptations to his/her workstation. The occupational physician, as part of the protocol mentioned in article L. 4624-1, determines the frequency and procedures for monitoring his state…

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Article R4624-21 of the French Labour Code

If the occupational physician is informed and finds that the worker is assigned to a position presenting particular risks to his health or safety or to that of his colleagues or third parties in the immediate working environment defined in Article R. 4624-23, the worker will immediately benefit from the enhanced individual monitoring arrangements provided for in Subsection 2.

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Article R4624-22 of the French Labour Code

Any worker assigned to a post presenting particular risks to his health or safety or to that of his colleagues or third parties in the immediate working environment defined in Article R. 4624-23 shall benefit from enhanced individual health monitoring in accordance with the procedures defined in this sub-section.

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Article R4624-23 of the French Labour Code

I.-The jobs presenting particular risks mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 4624-2 are those exposing workers to: 1° Asbestos; 2° Lead under the conditions laid down in Article R. 4412-160 ; 3° Carcinogens, mutagens or agents toxic to reproduction mentioned in Article R. 4412-60 ; 4° to group 3 and 4 biological agents as referred to in article R. 4421-3 ; 5° to ionising radiation; 6° to hyperbaric…

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Article R4624-24 of the French Labour Code

Reinforced individual monitoring includes a medical aptitude examination, which replaces the information and prevention visit provided for in article R. 4624-10. This is carried out by the occupational physician prior to assignment to the position. The purpose of this examination is in particular to: 1° To ensure that the worker is medically fit for the job to which the employer plans to assign him, in particular by checking that the…

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Article R4624-25 of the French Labour Code

This examination and any renewal thereof will result in the occupational physician issuing a notice of fitness or unfitness in accordance with the provisions of article L. 4624-4. This opinion of fitness or unfitness is sent to the worker and the employer and placed in the occupational health medical file of the person concerned.

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Article R4624-27 of the French Labour Code

When the worker has undergone a medical examination for fitness in the two years prior to his recruitment, the organisation of a new medical examination for fitness is not required if all of the following conditions are met: 1° The worker is called upon to occupy an identical job presenting equivalent risks of exposure; 2° The occupational physician concerned is in possession of the worker’s last medical opinion for fitness;…

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