Section 6: Explosion prevention

The employer shall draw up and update a document relating to explosion protection, as part of the single risk assessment document. This document includes information relating to compliance with the obligations defined in articles R. 4227-44 to R. 4227-48, in particular: 1° The identification and assessment of explosion risks; 2° The nature of the measures taken to ensure compliance with the objectives defined in this section; 3° The classification into…

Where workers from several undertakings are present in the same workplace, the head of the user undertaking shall specify in the explosion protection document the purpose, measures and procedures for implementing the general coordination of prevention measures which is his responsibility in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 4511-5 to R. 4511-8.

The explosion protection document is drawn up before work begins and is revised when significant changes, extensions or alterations are made, particularly to the premises, work equipment or work organisation.