Section 4: Use and storage of explosive and flammable substances

Premises or areas in which substances or preparations classified as explosive, oxidising or extremely flammable are stored or handled, as well as materials in a physical state likely to give rise to risks of explosion or instantaneous ignition, contain no sources of ignition such as fireplaces, flames, equipment capable of producing sparks externally, or any surface whose temperature is likely to cause the aforementioned substances, preparations or materials to self-ignite….

In addition to the ban on smoking in public places, as provided for in article L. 3511-7 of the Public Health Code, smoking is prohibited in the open-air areas referred to in article R. 4227-22. This prohibition is signposted in accordance with the regulations in force.

The premises mentioned in article R. 4227-22 as well as those in which substances or preparations classified as highly flammable or materials in such a physical state that they are likely to catch fire instantly on contact with a flame or spark and to spread the fire rapidly, are used in such a way that : 1° No normal workstation is more than 10 metres from an exit to the…

It is forbidden to deposit or allow to remain the substances, preparations or materials mentioned in articles R. 4227-22 and R. 4227-24 in staircases, passages and corridors, under staircases and near exits from premises and buildings.

Rags, cotton and paper impregnated with flammable liquids or greasy substances must be locked up in sealed metal containers after use.

An order by the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture lays down the specific provisions relating to industrial facilities using fuel gas and liquefied hydrocarbons.