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Article D4711-1 of the French Labour Code

The employer shall post, in premises normally accessible to workers, the address and telephone number of: 1° The occupational physician or occupational health service responsible for the establishment; 2° The emergency services; 3° The competent labour inspectorate and the name of the inspector responsible.

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Article D4711-2 of the French Labour Code

Certificates, instructions, results and reports relating to checks and inspections for which the employer is responsible in terms of health and safety at work must be dated. They shall mention the identity of the person or body responsible for the inspection or verification and that of the person who carried out the inspection or verification.

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Article D4711-3 of the French Labour Code

In the absence of specific provisions, the employer shall keep documents relating to observations and formal notices issued by the Labour Inspectorate, as well as those relating to inspections and checks for which employers are responsible in terms of health and safety at work over the last five years and, in any event, those relating to the last two inspections or checks. For the same period, it keeps copies of…

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Article R4721-1 of the French Labour Code

Formal notice from the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, as provided for in 2° of Article L. 4721-1, may be served on the employer when the dangerous situation giving rise to an occupational risk is due, in particular, to: 1° The way in which the work is organised or the workstation is arranged; 2° The state of traffic areas; 3° the cleanliness and orderliness of the…

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Article R4721-5 of the French Labour Code

The table below sets out the provisions of this part that give rise to the application of the prior formal notice procedure and the minimum period for compliance: PROVISIONS FOR WHICH formal notice is required MINIMUM TIME for compliance Pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding Dedicated breastfeeding room provided for in article L. 1225-32. 1 month Use of the workplace Provisions relating to the…

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Article R4721-6 of the French Labour Code

As soon as it has been established that the workers are in the dangerous situation referred to in Article L. 4721-8, the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 shall give the employer formal notice to remedy the situation. This formal notice takes place in the following two stages: 1° As soon as the dangerous situation has been identified, the labour inspection officer referred to in article…

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Article R4721-7 of the French Labour Code

The employer shall inform without delay the agents of the prevention services of the social security bodies, the occupational physician, the social and economic committee, as well as the workers concerned, of the finding of a dangerous situation made by the labour inspector pursuant to 1° of article R. 4721-6.

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