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Article L4131-1 of the French Labour Code

The worker shall immediately alert the employer to any work situation which he has reasonable cause to believe presents a serious and imminent danger to his life or health, as well as to any defect he observes in the protective systems.

He may withdraw from such a situation.

The employer may not require a worker who has exercised his right to withdraw to resume his activity in a work situation where there is still a serious and imminent danger resulting in particular from a defect in the protection system.

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Article L4131-1

Le travailleur alerte immédiatement l’employeur de toute situation de travail dont il a un motif raisonnable de penser qu’elle présente un danger grave et imminent pour sa vie ou sa santé ainsi que de toute défectuosité qu’il constate dans les systèmes de protection.

Il peut se retirer d’une telle situation.

L’employeur ne peut demander au travailleur qui a fait usage de son droit de retrait de reprendre son activité dans une situation de travail où persiste un danger grave et imminent résultant notamment d’une défectuosité du système de protection.

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