Temporary work at height is carried out from a work surface designed, installed or equipped in such a way as to protect workers’ health and safety. The workstation must be such that it allows the work to be carried out under ergonomic conditions.
Falls from a work surface must be prevented by: 1° Integrated or securely fixed rigid guardrails of appropriate strength, placed at a height of between one metre and 1.10 m and comprising at least : a) A stop plinth of 10 to 15 cm, depending on the height chosen for the guardrails; b) A handrail; c) An intermediate rail at mid-height; 2° Or by any other means ensuring equivalent safety.
Where the provisions of article R. 4323-59 cannot be implemented, flexible collection devices are installed and positioned in such a way as to prevent a fall of more than three metres.
Where collective protective devices cannot be used from a work surface, workers’ individual protection is ensured by means of an appropriate fall arrest system which does not allow a free fall of more than one metre or which, under the same conditions, limits the effects of a fall from a greater height. When such personal protective equipment is used, workers must never be left alone, so that they can be…
When temporary work at a height cannot be performed from the work surface as referred to in Article R. 4323-58, appropriate work equipment is chosen to ensure and maintain safe working conditions. Priority is given to work equipment providing collective protection. The dimensions of the work equipment are adapted to the nature of the work to be carried out and the foreseeable stresses, and allow safe movement. Measures are implemented…
Ladders, stepladders and steps may not be used as workstations. However, such equipment may be used where it is technically impossible to use equipment for the collective protection of workers, or where the risk assessment has established that the risk is low and that the work is of short duration and not repetitive in nature.
Rope access and positioning techniques may not be used to create a workstation. However, where it is technically impossible to use equipment for the collective protection of workers, or where the risk assessment establishes that the installation or use of such equipment is likely to expose workers to a greater risk than that resulting from the use of rope access or positioning techniques, the latter may be used for temporary…
Collective protection systems must be designed and installed in such a way that they are not interrupted at points of access to workstations, in particular by the use of a ladder or staircase. Where such interruption is necessary, measures are taken to ensure equivalent safety.
All measures shall be taken to ensure that the performance of a particular job does not result in the temporary removal of collective protection devices to prevent falls. If such removal is necessary, the work may not be undertaken and carried out without the prior adoption of effective compensatory safety measures. After this particular work has been interrupted or completed, collective safeguards shall be put in place to prevent falls,…
Workstations for work at height must be accessible in complete safety. The most appropriate means of access to these workstations is chosen taking into account the frequency of traffic, the height to be reached and the duration of use. This means of access must be ergonomically appropriate and enable any person in difficulty to be rescued quickly and evacuated in the event of imminent danger. It must be possible to…
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