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Article R4227-24 of the French Labour Code

The premises mentioned in article R. 4227-22 as well as those in which substances or preparations classified as highly flammable or materials in such a physical state that they are likely to catch fire instantly on contact with a flame or spark and to spread the fire rapidly, are used in such a way that :
1° No normal workstation is more than 10 metres from an exit to the outside or to a room which itself opens to the outside;
2° The doors of these rooms open to the outside;
3° If the windows of these rooms are fitted with grilles or screens, these can be opened very easily from the inside.

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Article R4227-24


Les locaux mentionnés à l’article R. 4227-22 ainsi que ceux dans lesquels sont entreposées ou manipulées des substances ou préparations classées facilement inflammables ou des matières dans un état physique tel qu’elles sont susceptibles de prendre feu instantanément au contact d’une flamme ou d’une étincelle et de propager rapidement l’incendie, sont utilisés de telle sorte que :
1° Aucun poste habituel de travail ne se trouve à plus de 10 mètres d’une issue donnant sur l’extérieur ou sur un local donnant lui-même sur l’extérieur ;
2° Les portes de ces locaux s’ouvrent vers l’extérieur ;
3° Si les fenêtres de ces locaux sont munies de grilles ou grillages, ceux-ci s’ouvrent très facilement de l’intérieur.

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