Article R4224-9 of the French Labour Code
November 4, 2023
Swing doors and gates are transparent or have transparent panels.
Swing doors and gates are transparent or have transparent panels.
The transparent parts are made of safety materials or protected against denting so that workers cannot be injured if these surfaces break.
Sliding doors and gates are fitted with a safety system to prevent them from coming off their tracks and falling. Doors and gates that open upwards are fitted with a safety system to prevent them from falling back.
Doors and gates are maintained and inspected regularly. If falling doors or gates may present a danger to workers, particularly due to their size, weight or fixing method, the frequency of inspections and any work carried out must be recorded in the file provided for in Article R. 4224-17.
Automatic doors and gates operate without risk of accident to workers. The characteristics to be met by new and existing automatic doors and gates, as well as the conditions for their maintenance and inspection, are defined by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture.
Workplaces are equipped with first aid equipment that is appropriate to the nature of the risks and easily accessible.
A member of staff receives the first aid training necessary to provide first aid in an emergency in: 1° Each workshop where dangerous work is carried out; 2° Each worksite employing at least twenty workers for more than fifteen days where dangerous work is carried out. Workers trained in this way may not replace nurses.
In the absence of nurses, or when there are not enough of them to ensure a permanent presence, the employer shall, after consulting the occupational physician, take the necessary measures to provide first aid to accident victims and the sick. These measures, which are taken in liaison with the emergency services outside the company, are adapted to the nature of the risks. These measures are recorded in a document kept…
Workplace installations and technical and safety devices are maintained and checked at appropriate intervals. Any defects likely to affect the health and safety of workers are rectified as quickly as possible. The frequency of inspections and the work carried out are recorded in a file which is, where appropriate, appended to the workplace maintenance file provided for in Article R. 4211-3. This file includes, in particular, the instructions and documents…
Where one or more lifts are in service on the premises of an establishment, the employer shall ensure that the owner takes the necessary measures to comply with : 1° The provisions of articles R. 134-6 to R. 134-13 of the Construction and Housing Code relating to maintenance and technical inspection ; 2° The provisions of articles R. 134-2 to R. 134-5 of the Code de la Construction et de…
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