French Labour Code
In forceThe employer, taking into account the nature of the establishment's activities, shall assess the risks to the health and safety of workers, including in the choice of manufacturing processes, work equipment, chemical substances or preparations, in the fitting out or refitting of workplaces or installations, in the organisation of work and in the definition of workstations. This risk assessment takes into account the gender-specific impact of exposure to risk.
Contribute to the assessment of occupational risks in the company:
1° As part of the social dialogue in the company, the social and economic committee and its health, safety and working conditions committee, if they exist, pursuant to 1° of Article L. 2312-9. The social and economic committee is consulted on the single occupational risk assessment document and its updates;
2° The employee(s) mentioned in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 4644-1, if they have been designated;
3° The occupational health and prevention service to which the employer belongs.
For the assessment of occupational risks, the employer may also request the assistance of the persons and bodies mentioned in the third and penultimate paragraphs of the same I.
Following this assessment, the employer shall implement preventive measures as well as work and production methods which guarantee a better level of health and safety protection for workers. He shall incorporate these actions and methods into all the establishment's activities and at all levels of management.
When the documents provided for the application of this article have to be updated, this may be less frequent in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees, provided that an equivalent level of protection of the health and safety of workers is guaranteed, under conditions set by decree by the Conseil d'Etat after consultation with the professional organisations concerned.
