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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ventilation.

Article R4534-49

…ground galleries and shafts where there is a risk of gas emanating and forming a detonating mixture with the air, the use of lamps or equipment burning naked flame is prohibited.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traffic.

Article R4534-52

…andings of sufficient size to accommodate at least two workers are set up no more than six metres apart. The flights may be vertical. Fixed handholds are placed at each landing to allow easy access.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Subsequent work on the structure.

Article R4532-95

The file for subsequent work on the structure provided for in article L. 4532-16 brings together, in a slip, all the documents, such as plans and technical notes, likely to facilitate subsequent work…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traffic.

Article R4534-51

…e depth of a shaft exceeds six metres, a hand-operated winch must be operated by at least two workers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-6

…e person in charge appointed by the host company, to whom the employer may delegate his or her powers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-7

…being transported, in particular those imposed by the regulations on the transport of dangerous goods.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Various roads and networks.

Article R4533-5

Waste is disposed of in accordance with current sanitary regulations.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traffic.

Article R4534-50

In shafts deeper than twenty-five metres, the winches used to transport workers are powered mechanically.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traffic.

Article R4534-54

…60 centimetres deep shall be provided as work progresses and at intervals of not more than 10 metres. If this is not possible, the safety of workers will be ensured in another way by appropriate meas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Subsequent work on the structure.

Article R4532-96

The subsequent intervention file is compiled during the design phase of the work by the coordinator responsible for it and forwarded to the coordinator responsible for the works phase, where this is d…

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