Paragraph 1: Information and prevention visit

All workers are entitled to an information and prevention visit, carried out by one of the health professionals mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 4624-1 within a period not exceeding three months from the date on which they actually take up their workstation.

The information and prevention visit to which the employee is entitled is an individual one. The main purpose of the visit is: 1° To ask the employee about his state of health; 2° To inform him of any risks to which he may be exposed at work; 3° To make him aware of the preventive measures to be taken; 4° To identify whether his state of health or the risks…

At the end of any information and prevention visit, if it has not been carried out by the occupational physician, the health professional who carried out this visit may, if he considers it necessary, immediately refer the worker to the occupational physician in compliance with the protocol provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 4624-1. The purpose of this new visit, carried out by the occupational physician, is…

The health professional will issue a follow-up certificate to the worker and the employer at the end of any information and prevention visit.

If the worker has had an information and prevention visit within the last five years or, in the case of the worker referred to in Article R. 4624-17, within the last three years prior to his recruitment, a new information and prevention visit is not required if all of the following conditions are met: 1° The worker is to occupy an identical job with equivalent exposure risks; 2° The health…