Article R4222-20 of the French Labour Code
November 4, 2023
The employer shall maintain all the installations referred to in this chapter in good working order and shall regularly inspect them.
The employer shall maintain all the installations referred to in this chapter in good working order and shall regularly inspect them.
The employer shall indicate in a set of instructions for use the arrangements made for ventilation and shall lay down the measures to be taken in the event of a breakdown in the installations. These instructions are drawn up taking account, where appropriate, of the information in the instructions supplied by the project owner in accordance with article R. 4212-7. It is subject to the opinion of the occupational physician…
Joint decrees by the Ministers of Labour and Agriculture set: 1° The methods for measuring concentration, flow rate, capture, filtration and purification efficiency; 2° The nature and frequency of inspections of the installations mentioned in this chapter.
In wells, gas pipes, flues, smoke ducts, tanks, reservoirs, cisterns, pits, galleries and in places where it is not possible to ensure permanent compliance with the provisions of this chapter, work shall not be undertaken until it has been ascertained that there is no risk to the health and safety of workers and, where appropriate, the atmosphere has been purified and the contents emptied.
While the work is being carried out, ventilation is provided in accordance with the requirements of article R. 4222-6 or R. 4222-11, depending on whether the work is being carried out in a non-specific pollution area or a specific pollution area, in such a way as to maintain a healthy atmosphere and ensure that the air is constantly swept, without prejudice, in the case of underground work, to the provisions…
If it is impossible to carry out the collective protection measures provided for in this chapter, workers shall be provided with personal protective equipment. This equipment shall be chosen and adapted according to the nature of the work to be performed and shall have characteristics of effectiveness compatible with the nature of the risk to which the workers are exposed. It must not hinder them in their work or, as…
The employer shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the personal protective equipment is effectively used, maintained in good working order and disinfected before being allocated to a new owner.
The provisions of this section lay down the rules relating to lighting and illumination: 1° of work premises and their ancillary areas, in particular passageways and stairways; 2° of outside areas where permanent work is carried out; 3° of outside areas and thoroughfares normally used during working hours.
Lighting is provided in such a way as to : 1° Prevent eyestrain and the resulting visual disorders; 2° Enable the detection of hazards perceptible to the naked eye.
As far as possible, workplaces should have sufficient natural light.
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