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Article R4451-40 of the French Labour Code

I.-When work equipment emitting ionising radiation is brought into service in the establishment and following any major modification likely to affect the health and safety of workers, the employer shall carry out an initial check to ensure that it is installed in accordance with the specifications provided, where applicable, in the manufacturer’s instructions and that it can be used safely. II.-The employer shall check the integrity of sealed radioactive sources…

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Article R4451-42 of the French Labour Code

I.-The employer shall carry out periodic general inspections of the work equipment referred to in articles R. 4451-40 and R. 4451-41 in order to detect in good time any deterioration likely to create hazards. II – The employer shall check the integrity of sealed radioactive sources under the same conditions when they are not incorporated into work equipment. III – Periodic general inspections are carried out by the radiation protection…

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Article R4451-43 of the French Labour Code

The employer shall, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article R. 4451-42, check the work equipment when it is put back into service after any maintenance operation in order to ensure that there are no defects likely to create dangerous situations.

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Article R4451-44 of the French Labour Code

I.-When the installation is commissioned and after any significant change in working methods and conditions likely to affect the health and safety of workers, the employer shall carry out measurements in the delimited areas and in the workplaces adjoining these areas in accordance with Article R. 4451-24, to the initial verification of: 1° The level of external exposure; 2° Where applicable, the concentration of radioactive activity in the air or…

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Article R4451-45 of the French Labour Code

I.-In order to detect in good time any situation likely to impair the effectiveness of the preventive measures implemented, the employer shall: 1° Periodically, or if necessary continuously, carry out the necessary checks in the light of the results of those provided for in I of Article R. 4451-44 in the defined areas referred to in Article R. 4451-24; 2° In means of transport used for the transport of radioactive…

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Article R4451-46 of the French Labour Code

I.-The employer shall periodically ensure that the level of external exposure in the workplaces adjoining the areas defined under Article R. 4451-24 remains below the levels set in Article R. 4451-22. II -The employer shall also check, where necessary, the radiological cleanliness of: 1° The premises referred to in I; 2° The work equipment that is to be removed from the areas defined in I, where this is likely to…

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Article R4451-47 of the French Labour Code

I.-In the event of the definitive cessation of use of radioactive sources in unsealed form, or of the means of transport used during operations involving the transport of radioactive substances, the employer shall check the state of radiological cleanliness and the level of external exposure in the workplaces or means of transport. II-These checks are carried out by the radiation protection advisor.

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Article R4451-48 of the French Labour Code

I.-The employer shall ensure that measuring instruments or devices, contamination detection devices and operational dosimeters are in good working order. II.-The employer shall periodically check these instruments, devices and dosimeters to ensure that their measurement performance is maintained in accordance with their use. This check is carried out or supervised by the radiation protection advisor. It may be followed, if necessary, depending on the deviation found, by an adjustment or…

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Article R4451-49 of the French Labour Code

I.-The results of the initial inspections provided for in Articles R. 4451-40 and R. 4451-44 are recorded in the safety register or registers referred to in Article L. 4711-5. II -The results of the other checks provided for in this section are recorded in a form which allows them to be consulted for a period of at least ten years.

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