French Labour Code
In forceI. - When, for one of the following reasons, the person mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article R. 4412-97 finds that the location cannot be carried out, the safety of workers is ensured under the conditions laid down in II of this article:
1° In the event of an emergency caused by a disaster presenting a serious risk to public health or safety or to the protection of the environment ;
2° In the event of an emergency caused by a disaster posing a serious risk to people or property that cannot be remedied within a timeframe compatible with that required to carry out the survey;
3° If, in the opinion of the surveyor, the technical conditions or circumstances in which the survey is to be carried out are such as to expose him to an excessive risk to his health or safety;
4° When the operation is aimed at repair or corrective maintenance and falls within both the scope of the interventions mentioned in 2° of article R. 4412-94 and the first dust level mentioned in article R. 4412-98.
II. - In the cases mentioned in I, the individual and collective protection of workers is ensured by measures laid down for each field of activity by the orders mentioned in II of article R. 4412-97 as if the presence of asbestos were proven. These measures are defined by the company called upon to carry out the operation, depending, on the one hand, on the level of risk which it has previously assessed and in particular the estimated level of dust mentioned in article R. 4412-98 and, on the other hand, on the circumstances specific to the planned operation and in particular the degree of urgency with which it is carried out.
