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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article R4622-18

…mbers of an inter-company occupational health and prevention service with territorial jurisdiction: 1° Either for the municipality in which the employer resides, or for the municipality in which the o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-14

…employees monitored by a company occupational health and prevention service in the following cases: 1° The company or establishment belongs to a group within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 ; 2° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special requirements

Article R4544-5

Off-voltage work is carried out under the following conditions: 1° The part of the installation on which they are carried out must be identified and locked out beforehand, so that, throughout the dura…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Risk assessment.

Article R4541-5

Where manual handling cannot be avoided, the employer: 1° Evaluates the risks to workers' health and safety arising from handling operations; 2° Organises workstations in such a way as to avoid or red…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-119

…electrical line or installation is in the low-voltage A range (BTA), it must be taken out of reach: 1° Either by installing effective, firmly fixed obstacles; 2° Or by covering and insulating the bare…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Erection, dismantling and lifting of frameworks.

Article R4534-97

…exposed to the risk of falling into a void, the employer shall take one of the following measures: 1° Installation of fixed work floors, fitted with guardrails placed at a height of 90 centimetres an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Erection, dismantling and lifting of frameworks.

Article R4534-96

…exposed to the risk of falling into a void, the employer shall take one of the following measures: 1° Installation of a sufficient number of service ladders fixed at the head and foot, and rest landi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work platforms.

Article R4534-75

Work platforms, walkways and stairways must be: 1° Constructed in such a way that none of their parts can be subjected to excessive or uneven bending; 2° Constructed and maintained in such a way as to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of prevention and occupational health services.

Article D4622-1

The occupational health and prevention service is organised in the form of: 1° Either an autonomous service, which may be a group service within the meaning of article L. 2331-1, a company service, an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special requirements

Article R4544-8

…loyer shall implement preventive measures which shall include, in the light of the risk assessment: 1° The definition of appropriate operating procedures ; 2° The choice of work equipment appropriate…

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