Section 3: General safety measures

The employer shall draw up general safety instructions setting out the general rules for access and safety in pyrotechnic enclosures, which shall include : 1° A ban on wearing any smoking articles and a ban, unless authorised by the employer, on carrying naked fires, incandescent objects, matches or any other means of ignition; 2° A ban on the introduction, unless authorised by the employer, of equipment other than that specified…

Taking account of the conclusions of the safety studies, the employer must also draw up the following prior to the implementation of the activities they concern 1° Safety instructions for each pyrotechnic installation; 2° Safety instructions for each pyrotechnic workstation; 3° Operating procedures for each pyrotechnic workstation. The content and posting procedures for each of the safety instructions mentioned in 1° and 2° above are set by an order of…

The equipment of pyrotechnic workstations and the operating procedures shall be designed taking into account the need for sustained attention by workers and in such a way as to prevent sudden variations in work rate, particularly where the task entrusted to workers is repetitive. No form of remuneration shall encourage workers assigned to these posts to produce more than is compatible with the equipment and operating procedures thus defined.

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 4227-28 to R. 4227-33, the following fire-fighting measures are taken for fixed installations within the pyrotechnic enclosure: 1° The immediate surroundings of pyrotechnic installations are weeded and cleared of undergrowth. The products used for weeding and clearing are of such a nature that they cannot cause dangerous reactions with the materials used in the pyrotechnic enclosure; 2° Pyrotechnic installations where substances or…