Chapter III: Personnel involved in prevention and occupational health services

Under the conditions of professional ethics defined and guaranteed by law, the occupational health nurse carries out the tasks assigned to him/her by this code or delegated by the occupational health physician, within the limits of the competences laid down for nurses by the Public Health Code.

Occupational health nurses recruited to a prevention and occupational health service must hold a State diploma or be authorised to practise without restriction, under the conditions laid down by the Public Health Code. They have received specific training in occupational health, as defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. If the nurse has not received training in occupational health, the employer shall enrol him/her in such training during the twelve…

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.