Section 1: Scope and definitions

The provisions of this chapter include special requirements for operations carried out on electrical installations or in their vicinity. They do not apply to electrical energy distribution installations governed by the law of 15 June 1906 on energy distribution. In the case of electrical traction installations, this exclusion extends to extension, conversion and maintenance work on these installations, to the electrical equipment of railway rolling stock and to railway technical…

For the application of the provisions of this chapter, operations on electrical installations are understood to mean : 1° In the high- and low-voltage fields, work away from voltage, work under voltage, switching operations, tests, measurements and checks ; 2° In the low voltage area, interventions. Operations carried out in the vicinity of electrical installations are understood to mean electrical and non-electrical operations carried out in a defined area around…

The definition of operations on electrical installations or in their vicinity and the recommended procedures for carrying them out are set out in approved standards, the references of which are published in the Journal officiel de la République française by order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture.