Subsection 2: Provisions common to all operations involving risks of exposure to asbestos

The employer shall ensure that the collective protection and personal protection equipment is maintained and renewed in such a way as to guarantee the lowest possible level of dust for the duration of the operation and, in any event, in accordance with the level indicated in the document provided for in Article R. 4412-99. An order of the Minister responsible for work determines the conditions for the selection, maintenance and…

The employer shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the area dedicated to the operation is signposted and inaccessible to persons other than those who, by reason of their work or duties, are required to enter it. This signage shall mention, in particular, the estimated level of dust from the operations carried out and the personal protective equipment required.

An order issued by the Minister for Employment specifies, depending on the estimated levels of dust and the processes implemented, and in the light of developments in organisation and protection techniques: 1° The technical rules to be complied with by companies carrying out operations ; 2° The means of collective protection; 3° Individual protection equipment; 4° Measures to protect the site environment; 5° Provisions applicable at the end of the…

Where the employer finds that the level of dust exceeds the level estimated in the single risk assessment document and that, as a result, compliance with the occupational exposure limit value is no longer guaranteed, he shall suspend operations until measures have been implemented to remedy the situation. In order to verify the effectiveness of these measures, it will immediately carry out a new dust level check.

When, during the performance of operations, the level of dust found is higher than the third level, the employer suspends the operations and alerts the client, the Labour Inspectorate control agent and the agent of the prevention services of the social security organisations. The employer will take steps to reduce the level of dust.