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Article R4534-139 of the French Labour Code

The employer shall provide workers with a changing room:
1° Suitably ventilated and lit, and sufficiently heated;
2° Cleaned at least once a day and kept in a constant state of cleanliness;
3° Provided with a sufficient number of seats.
It is forbidden to store dangerous or dirty products or equipment or materials there.
Where the small size of the worksite means that the room cannot be equipped with a sufficient number of individual lockers, the room must be equipped with a sufficient number of coat hooks.
On underground sites, the room is installed in daylight.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R4534-139


L’employeur met à la disposition des travailleurs un local-vestiaire :
1° Convenablement aéré et éclairé, et suffisamment chauffé ;
2° Nettoyé au moins une fois par jour et tenu en état constant de propreté ;
3° Pourvu d’un nombre suffisant de sièges.
Il est interdit d’y entreposer des produits ou matériels dangereux ou salissants ainsi que des matériaux.
Lorsque l’exiguïté du chantier ne permet pas d’équiper le local d’armoires-vestiaires individuelles en nombre suffisant, le local est équipé de patères en nombre suffisant.
Pour les chantiers souterrains, le local est installé au jour.

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