Chapter III: Occupational health service staff

The occupational physician is appointed and assigned with the agreement of the social and economic committee or, in inter-company occupational health and prevention services, with the agreement of the inter-company committee or the control commission, as well as the board of directors.

The bodies referred to in article R. 4623-5 take decisions by secret ballot, by a majority of their members, duly convened, present or represented. Each member may only hold the proxy of one other member.

The bodies referred to in Article R. 4623-5 are informed of the following data: 1° The number of employees monitored by the appointed doctor ; 2° In company or establishment occupational health and prevention services, the sector to which the occupational physician is assigned; 3° In group, inter-establishment or common occupational health and prevention services for undertakings constituting an economic and social unit, the list of undertakings or establishments supervised…

The bodies mentioned in article R. 4623-5 are consulted before the end of the trial period at the latest. In the absence of agreement from these bodies, the appointment is made with the authorisation of the Labour Inspector, following the opinion of the Labour Medical Inspector.

When the workforce of a company, establishment or inter-company occupational health and prevention service corresponds to the employment of a single full-time or part-time occupational physician, several occupational physicians may not be used. Derogations may be granted, on an exceptional basis, by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment after obtaining the opinion of the occupational health inspector.

In inter-company occupational health and prevention services, a list of companies and establishments indicating the number of workers concerned and the occupational risks to which they are exposed is allocated to each doctor.