Chapter I: Scope of application.

The provisions of this book are applicable to private-law employers and employees. They also apply to the establishments mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article L. 4111-1.

By way of derogation from articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-3, for the application of section 1 of chapter III of title II of book VI of the fourth part of the regulatory part, a decree in the Conseil d’Etat sets the conditions under which the number of employees and the rules for crossing workforce thresholds are determined.

Self-employed workers covered by Book VI of the Social Security Code may join the inter-company occupational health and prevention service of their choice. They benefit from a specific range of services relating to occupational risk prevention, individual monitoring and prevention of occupational exclusion. The terms of application of this article shall be determined by decree.

The head of a company that is a member of an inter-company occupational health and prevention service can benefit from the range of services offered to employees.