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Article R4324-46 of the French Labour Code

The provisions of this section apply to the following work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure, either along a perfectly defined vertical path in space, or along a substantially vertical guided path, when they are not subject to the technical rules in Annex I provided for in Article R. 4312-1:

1° Goods lifts which are inaccessible to persons due to the dimensions of the passenger compartment;

2° Goods lifts which are accessible for loading or unloading operations but are fitted with a control device located outside the passenger compartment which cannot be operated from the inside;

3° People lifts which do not exceed a speed of 0.15 metres per second;

4° Construction site lifts.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R4324-46
Les dispositions de la présente section s’appliquent aux équipements de travail suivants, desservant des niveaux définis à l’aide d’un habitacle, soit le long d’une course verticale parfaitement définie dans l’espace, soit le long d’une course guidée sensiblement verticale, lorsqu’ils ne sont pas soumis aux règles techniques de l’annexe I prévue par l’article R. 4312-1 :


1° Les monte-charges inaccessibles aux personnes compte tenu des dimensions de l’habitacle ;


2° Les monte-charges accessibles pour les opérations de chargement ou de déchargement mais munis d’un organe de commande situé à l’extérieur de l’habitacle, ne pouvant être actionné de l’intérieur ;


3° Les élévateurs de personnes n’excédant pas une vitesse de 0, 15 mètre par seconde ;


4° Les ascenseurs de chantier.

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