Chapter II: Maintaining compliance

Work equipment and means of protection, whoever uses it, must be maintained in a state of compliance with the technical rules of design and construction applicable when it is put into service in the establishment, including with regard to the instruction manual. These provisions are without prejudice to the application of the rules of use set out in Chapter IV.

Means of protection damaged for any reason whatsoever, including by the mere occurrence of the risk for which they are intended, and whose repair is not likely to guarantee the level of protection prior to the damage, shall be immediately replaced and scrapped.

The instruction manual for work equipment and means of protection is made available to the Labour Inspectorate, the prevention department of the social security bodies and the approved body referred to in accordance with Article R. 4722-26.