When assessing risks and organising workstations, the employer shall take into account: 1° The characteristics of the workload, the physical effort required, the characteristics of the working environment and the requirements of the activity; 2° Individual risk factors, as defined by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture.
The employer must ensure that workers are given estimates and, wherever possible, precise information on the weight of the load and the position of its centre of gravity or heaviest side when the load is placed off-centre in a package.
The employer shall provide workers whose work involves manual handling with: 1° Information on the risks they incur when the activities are not performed in a technically correct manner, taking into account the individual risk factors defined by the order provided for in article R. 4541-6; 2° Appropriate safety training relating to the performance of these operations. During this training, which is essentially practical in nature, workers are informed of…
When manual handling is unavoidable and the mechanical aids provided for in 2° of Article R. 4541-5 cannot be used, a worker may only be allowed to carry loads in excess of 55 kilograms on a regular basis if he has been recognised as fit to do so by the occupational physician, provided that these loads do not exceed 105 kilograms. However, women are not permitted to carry loads in…
The consignor of any package or object weighing 1,000 kilograms or more gross weight and intended for carriage by sea or inland waterway shall clearly and durably mark the outside of the package with its weight. In exceptional cases where it is difficult to determine the exact weight, the weight marked may be a maximum weight established on the basis of the volume and nature of the package. In the…
The provisions of this chapter apply to workers who habitually use work equipment incorporating visual display screens for a significant proportion of their working time. However, they do not apply to the following equipment: 1° Vehicle or machine driving positions; 2° Computer systems on board a means of transport; 3° Computer systems intended primarily for use by the public; 4° Portable systems where they are not used continuously at a…
For the purposes of this chapter, a display screen means an alphanumeric or graphic screen, regardless of the display method used. Workstation” means the assembly comprising work equipment including a display screen, a keyboard or data entry device, peripherals, a seat and a table or work surface, as well as the immediate work environment.
Following an analysis of working conditions and a risk assessment of all workstations involving a display screen, the employer will take appropriate measures to remedy any risks identified.
The employer shall organise the worker’s activity in such a way that the daily screen time is periodically interrupted by breaks or by changes of activity reducing the screen workload.
In the development, selection, purchase and modification of software and in the definition of tasks involving the use of visual display units, the employer shall take into account the following factors, insofar as the requirements or intrinsic characteristics of the task do not preclude this: 1° The software is adapted to the task to be performed; 2° The software is easy to use and is adapted to the user’s level…
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