By way of derogation from I of Article R. 4461-19, breathing pure oxygen under pressure with a personal respirator is authorised during decompression periods in accordance with the decompression procedures defined in 6° of Article R. 4461-6.
The employer shall provide personal protective equipment specific to the nature of the work, including breathing apparatus, emergency breathing apparatus and accessories appropriate to the intervention and rescue methods.
The following must be available at all times to prevent a failure in the supply of breathing gas: 1° An emergency gas tank or a means of continuously monitoring the pressure so that the worker can be alerted; 2° An emergency supply device.
The employer shall ensure, by carrying out an analysis or having an analysis carried out, and before their use, that : 1° that breathing gases supplied by compressors comply with the occupational exposure limit values laid down in this sub-section; 2° that the oxygen content of mixtures other than air complies with the occupational exposure limit values laid down in this sub-section; 3° where binary or ternary mixtures are used,…
The employer shall record the results of the analyses referred to in Article R. 4461-23 and make them available to the persons referred to in Article R. 4121-4. When the gases are intended to be used by an external company, they are accompanied by a sheet mentioning the results of these analyses.
The employer is responsible for maintaining and checking the pressure regulators used to reduce the gas pressure in a tank to the pressure required for use.
A joint order by the Minister for Labour and the ministers concerned shall specify the frequency and procedures for carrying out: 1° The gas analyses provided for in Article R. 4461-23 ; 2° The maintenance and inspection operations provided for in Article R. 4461-25.
I. – Only workers holding a certificate of aptitude for hyperbaric conditions issued following training provided in accordance with the conditions laid down in this section may work in hyperbaric environments. II. – Only workers holding a certificate issued for this purpose following training provided under the conditions laid down in this section may perform the duties of hyperbaric prevention advisor referred to in Article R. 4461-4. III. – The…
The hyperbaric aptitude certificate indicates in particular: 1° The endorsement corresponding to the professional activity carried out; 2° The class defining, taking into account the maximum relative pressure, the zone in which the worker may work. II.-The hyperbaric prevention adviser certificate indicates in particular the endorsement corresponding to the professional activity carried out. III.- The endorsements relating to professional activities are defined as follows: 1° Endorsement A: Underwater work carried…
Training courses leading to the issue of hyperbaric fitness certificates and hyperbaric prevention advisor certificates are carried out by : 1° A body authorised under the conditions and according to the procedures defined in sub-section 3 below, for training leading to the issue of a certificate of aptitude for hyperbaric conditions, mention B, for the following activities: a) Underwater and subaquatic archaeology; b) First aid and safety; 2° A body…
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