Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Doors to exits and exits provided for in articles R. 4227-4 to R. 4227-14, in premises where pyrotechnic activities are carried out, can be opened to the outside by a simple push from the inside and easily from the outside when workers are in the premises. In premises where pyrotechnic activities are carried out, doors fitted with sliding doors only must be immobilised in the open position when there are…

In premises where pyrotechnic activities are carried out, exits and clearances must comply with the following specific requirements: 1° There may be no fewer than two exits where these must allow the passage of more than five people; for a number of people ranging from six to ten, the total width of the exits must not be less than 1.80 metres; this width is increased by 0.60 metres for every…

No workstation where pyrotechnic activities are carried out is more than 7 metres from an effective exit or shelter. This distance is measured according to the actual distance to be covered between the pyrotechnic workstation and the exit. It does not apply to buildings in which explosive substances or objects are stored or, where this is not possible, to buildings in which work is carried out on large explosive objects…

Buildings in which pyrotechnic activities are carried out and which have several levels as referred to in Article R. 4462-17 are served, independently of the internal staircases, by one or more external staircases or equivalent devices, the location and clearance capacity of which will be chosen so as to ensure rapid evacuation of workers.

Any incompatibility between the application of the requirements of this chapter and those laid down by other regulations with a view to the implementation of safety imperatives shall be the subject of a request for a derogation submitted by the employer, based on a specific analysis and accompanied by a proposal aimed at obtaining the highest possible level of worker safety through the implementation of compensatory measures. This application for…