The employer shall take all necessary steps to ensure that only workers authorised to do so have access to danger zones. Appropriate measures are taken to protect these workers.
Shafts, hatches and chutes are fenced off. Walkways, cantilevered floors, raised platforms and their means of access are constructed, installed or protected in such a way that workers required to use them are not exposed to falls.
Flying bridges or gangways for loading or unloading ships or boats are installed so as to form a rigid whole and are fitted with railings on both sides.
Tanks, basins and reservoirs are constructed, installed and protected in such a way as to ensure the safety of workers. Their installation or, failing that, their protective devices are such that they prevent workers from falling into them.
Access to and work on roofs made of fragile materials which do not offer sufficient strength are carried out in accordance with articles R. 4534-88, R. 4534-89 and R. 4534-93 applicable to building and civil engineering operations.
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.
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