Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this section, self-employed workers and employers who work directly on a building or civil engineering site are subject to the provisions of Chapter IV, with the exception of those relating to general hygiene measures, provided for in section 16, and to temporary accommodation for workers, provided for in section 17.

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…

For work in the vicinity of electrical lines, pipes and installations, the self-employed worker may follow the procedure laid down in Article R. 4534-117, subject to compliance with the requirements of 2° to 4° of the same Article. He shall follow the procedure laid down in Article R. 4534-128, subject to compliance with the requirements of 2° to 4° of the same Article.

During the work referred to in Article R. 4534-132, self-employed workers and employers, when working directly on a building or civil engineering site, wear appropriate breathing apparatus in good working order.

During work involving the risk of drowning as referred to in Article R. 4534-136, self-employed workers and employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site must wear lifejackets.