Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Orders issued by the ministers responsible for labour or agriculture determine the personal protective equipment and categories of personal protective equipment for which the employer shall carry out or have carried out periodic general inspections in order to detect in good time any defect likely to be the cause of dangerous situations or any lack of accessibility contrary to the conditions of provision or use determined pursuant to article R….

Periodic checks are carried out by qualified persons, who may or may not belong to the establishment, a list of whom is made available to the Labour Inspectorate. These persons have the necessary skills to carry out their duties with regard to the personal protective equipment subject to verification and are familiar with the corresponding regulatory provisions.

The results of the periodic inspections are recorded in the safety register(s) referred to in Article L. 4711-5.

When periodic inspections are carried out by persons not belonging to the establishment, the reports drawn up following these inspections are appended to the safety register. Failing this, precise details of the date of the inspections, the date of submission of the corresponding reports and their storage in the establishment are entered in the safety register.

The safety register and reports may be kept and stored on any medium under the conditions set out in Article L. 8113-6.