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Article R4214-22 of the French Labour Code

The dimensions of workplaces, in particular their height and surface area, are such as to enable workers to perform their tasks without risk to their health, safety or well-being. The free space at the workstation, taking account of furniture, shall be such that workers have sufficient freedom of movement. Where, for reasons specific to the workstation, these provisions cannot be complied with, sufficient free space shall be provided in the…

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Article R4214-23 of the French Labour Code

When the expected number of employees is at least two hundred in industrial establishments or five hundred in other establishments, a first aid room, easily accessible with stretchers and capable of containing first aid equipment and facilities, shall be provided. Medical premises, the characteristics of which are determined by the order mentioned in article R. 4624-30, may be used as first aid premises provided that they meet the conditions set…

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Article R4214-26 of the French Labour Code

Workplaces, including ancillary premises, in a new building or in the new part of an existing building are accessible to disabled people, regardless of their disability. Workplaces are considered accessible to people with disabilities when they can access, move around, evacuate, find their way around and communicate with the greatest possible independence. Workplaces are designed in such a way as to enable workstations to be adapted for disabled people or…

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Article R4214-27 of the French Labour Code

Accesses, doors, corridors and lifts serving workstations and ancillary premises such as sanitary facilities, catering facilities and car parks are designed to allow disabled people, particularly wheelchair users, to enter and leave the premises. Workstations are adapted or made possible at a later date.

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Article R4214-28 of the French Labour Code

An order by the ministers responsible for labour, agriculture and construction sets out the implementation procedures for ensuring accessibility to workplaces, in particular with regard to horizontal and vertical circulation, doors and internal locks, floor and wall coverings, lighting and information systems, and car parking. This order specifies the characteristics of safe waiting areas and their equivalents, and in particular the rules governing their location, the determination of their capacity,…

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Article R4215-1 of the French Labour Code

The project owner must ensure that the electrical installations are designed and built in such a way as to prevent the risk of electric shock, through direct or indirect contact, or burns, and the risk of fire or explosion of electrical origin.

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