Access to workplaces where hazardous chemical agents are used is restricted to persons whose duties so require. Appropriate signs must be posted in these areas to remind people that they are not allowed to enter without a work-related reason and that there is a risk of emissions hazardous to health, including accidental emissions.
During work likely to expose workers to noxious gases in confined spaces such as shafts, gas pipes, flues, cesspools, tanks or appliances of any kind, workers must be restrained or protected by another safety device.
The employer shall ensure that the collective protection equipment and installations are regularly checked and maintained in perfect working order.
After consulting the social and economic committee, the employer will draw up a notice setting out the conditions for the maintenance of collective protection installations and equipment and the procedures to be implemented to ensure their monitoring, in particular to detect any faults and eliminate them.
Periodic inspections to ensure the condition of tanks, basins and reservoirs containing corrosive products are carried out at intervals not exceeding one year. These inspections are carried out by a qualified person under the responsibility of the employer.
The results of the checks provided for in this sub-section are recorded under the conditions laid down in Article D. 4711-2.
For the application of 3° of Article R. 4412-12, the employer shall regularly measure the exposure of workers to hazardous chemical agents present in the workplace atmosphere. When occupational exposure limit values have been established for a hazardous chemical agent in application of Articles R. 4412-149 or R. 4412-150, the employer shall have technical inspections carried out by a body accredited under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 4724-8…
If an occupational exposure limit value set in Article R. 4412-149 or a concentration set in Article R. 4222-10 is exceeded, the employer shall immediately take the appropriate preventive and protective measures to ensure the protection of workers.
If an indicative occupational exposure limit value provided for in Article R. 4412-150 is exceeded, the employer shall carry out a risk assessment in order to determine appropriate prevention and protection measures.
The results of the measurements and the technical inspection reports are communicated by the employer to the occupational physician and to the social and economic committee. They are kept at the disposal of the Labour Inspectorate control officer, the Labour Inspectorate control officer doctor and the agents of the prevention services of the social security organisations.
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