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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-18

…the nature of the activity, the employer shall take, in order of priority, the necessary steps to: 1° Prevent the presence in the workplace of ignition sources likely to cause fires or explosions, or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Administrative declaration

Article R4427-2

The declaration of the first use of biological pathogens must include : 1° The name and registered office of the company and the address of the establishment; 2° The name and address of the occupation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Company certification

Article R4412-131

An order of the Minister for Labour determines : 1° The conditions and procedures for accreditation of the certification bodies mentioned in Article R. 4412-129 on the basis of the technical reference…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97

…the Ministers for Health, Construction, Transport and the Sea, for the following areas of activity:1° Buildings ;2° Other buildings such as land, civil engineering works and transport infrastructure;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Measures in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4412-37

…emergency services responsible for dealing with accidents or incidents. This information includes: 1° A prior mention of the hazards of the activity, the measures for identifying the hazard, the rele…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Employee information and training

Article R4447-1

…stance of the occupational health service.This information and training relates, in particular, to :1° the measures taken in application of Chapter V with a view to eliminating or reducing to a minimu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R4441-1

For the purposes of this Title, the following definitions shall apply 1° Vibration transmitted to the hands and arms: mechanical vibration which, when transmitted to the hands and arms of humans, caus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personal protection

Article R4434-7

…fitted individual hearing protectors are made available to workers under the following conditions: 1° When exposure to noise exceeds the lower exposure values defined in 3° of Article R. 4431-2, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to all activities

Article R4424-3

…hazardous biological agent cannot be avoided, it shall be reduced by taking the following measures: 1° Limiting the number of workers exposed or likely to be exposed to the lowest possible level; 2° D…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133-1

…kept for ten years on the DEMAT @ MIANTE platform. At the end of this period, the data mentioned in 1° to 20° of the same article are archived for a further period of forty years by the Minister respo…

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