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Article R4451-90 of the French Labour Code

The level of exceptional exposure does not exceed 50 millisieverts over twelve consecutive months in terms of effective dose or equivalent dose to the lens of the eye, provided that the average annual dose received over a period of five consecutive years, including the years in which the limit was exceeded, does not exceed 20 millisieverts.

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Article R4451-91 of the French Labour Code

The employer shall ensure that the worker concerned: 1° Has given his agreement to carry out this work; 2° Has the benefit of all the appropriate means of protection; 3° Is classified as category A; 4° Has not received, in the previous twelve months, a dose in excess of one of the limit values laid down in Article R. 4451-6 ; 5° Has no medical contraindication; 6° Has received training…

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Article R4451-92 of the French Labour Code

The application for authorisation must include : 1° The name and registered office of the company and the address of the establishment; 2° The name and address of the occupational health and safety department to which it reports; 3° The name and position of the radiation protection advisor; 4° The result of the assessment of the risks of exposure to ionising radiation; 5° The circumstances justifying this request, in particular…

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Article R4451-93 of the French Labour Code

I.-The labour inspector mentioned in article L. 8112-1 will inform the employer of his decision as soon as possible, taking into account the exceptional circumstances, and at the latest within fifteen days of the date of receipt of the application for authorisation. It may refer the matter to the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire for an opinion. II – If the application for authorisation is not acted upon…

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Article R4451-94 of the French Labour Code

At the end of the exposure situations provided for in sub-section 1, during the period in which the dose received remains above one of the limit values set in Article R. 4451-6 and by way of derogation from the provisions of this Article, the worker may be assigned to work exposing him to ionising radiation subject to : 1° The issue of a new prior fitness certificate attesting to the…

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Article R4451-95 of the French Labour Code

The limit value for effective dose and equivalent dose for the crystalline lens laid down in Article R. 4451-6 may be waived during a space flight provided that the employer ensures that these doses are kept below a reference level of 500 millisieverts for the duration of the flight.

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Article R4451-96 of the French Labour Code

I.-The provisions of this section apply to any employer likely to entrust a worker during a radiological emergency situation referred to in Article L. 1333-3 of the Public Health Code with the implementation of actions intended to : 1° Prevent or reduce a risk associated with such a situation ; 2° Contribute to the continued operation of a non-interruptible activity of strategic importance. II-The actions concerned are those carried out…

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Article R4451-97 of the French Labour Code

A worker intervening in an emergency situation is any worker who has been entrusted with one of the actions mentioned in Article R. 4451-96. These actions may not be entrusted to a pregnant or breastfeeding woman or to a young worker.

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Article R4451-99 of the French Labour Code

I – The employer shall identify any worker likely to be involved in a radiological emergency. II.-After consulting the occupational physician, the employer shall assign the worker referred to in I: 1° To the “first group”, when the effective dose linked to occupational exposure due to the actions mentioned in article R. 4451-96 is likely to exceed 20 millisieverts during the radiological emergency; 2° To the “second group” when the…

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