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Article R4451-56 of the French Labour Code

I.-Where a worker’s exposure cannot be avoided by the use of collective protection measures, the employer shall provide appropriate and suitable personal protection equipment in order to reduce this exposure to as low a level as is reasonably possible. He shall ensure that this equipment is worn effectively. II.-The equipment mentioned in I is chosen after: 1° Opinion of the occupational physician who recommends, where appropriate, the maximum duration for…

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Article R4451-57 of the French Labour Code

I.-With regard to the dose assessed pursuant to 4° of Article R. 4451-53, the employer shall classify as: 1° Category A, any worker likely to receive, over a period of twelve consecutive months: a) An effective dose in excess of 6 millisieverts, excluding exposure to radon associated with the situations referred to in 4° of Article R. 4451-1; b) An equivalent dose in excess of 15 millisieverts to the lens…

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Article R4451-58 of the French Labour Code

I.-The employer shall ensure that each worker receives appropriate information: 1° Accessing areas defined under articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 ; 2° Taking part in operations involving the transport of radioactive substances; 3° Crew members on board aircraft and spacecraft; 4° Working in a situation of long-term exposure resulting from a radiological emergency. II-Workers with individual dosimetric monitoring as defined in I of Article R. 4451-64 receive training in…

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Article R4451-60 of the French Labour Code

In establishments such as facilities for the recovery or recycling of metals, incineration centres, landfill sites and places characterised by large flows of transport and movement of goods, where orphan radioactive sources mentioned in 3° of article R. 1333-101 of the Public Health Code may be discovered, the employer shall ensure that each worker receives appropriate information. This information covers, in particular, the visual detection of the different types of…

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Article R4451-61 of the French Labour Code

The industrial radiology equipment mentioned in 3° of article R. 4311-7, the list of which is set by decree, may only be handled by a worker holding a certificate of aptitude issued by the Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety following appropriate training.

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Article R4451-63 of the French Labour Code

A joint order by the Ministers for Labour and Agriculture determines: 1° The industrial radiology equipment referred to in Article R. 4451-61, taking into account the nature of the activity carried out, the characteristics and, where applicable, the methods of use of the equipment; 2° The content and duration of the training of workers called upon to handle this equipment, taking into account the nature of the activity carried out…

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Article R4451-64 of the French Labour Code

I.-The employer shall implement appropriate individual dosimetric monitoring when the worker is classified within the meaning of Article R. 4451-57 or when the effective dose assessed in application of 5° of Article R. 4451-53 is likely to exceed 6 millisieverts. II – For all other workers accessing delimited areas under Article R. 4451-24, the employer shall use appropriate means to ensure that their exposure remains below the dose levels used…

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