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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Risk assessment.

Article R4541-5

…he 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 reduce risks, particularly back and lumbar ri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-119

…ge (BTA), it must be taken out of reach: 1° Either by installing effective, firmly fixed obstacles; 2° Or by covering and insulating the bare live conductors or other parts, as well as the neutral con…

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

Article R4534-97

…h guardrails placed at a height of 90 centimetres and skirting boards at least 15 centimetres high; 2° Implementation, under the conditions provided for in Article R. 4534-98, of mobile work platforms…

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

Article R4534-96

…fficient number of service ladders fixed at the head and foot, and rest landings suitably arranged; 2° Installation of gangways fitted with guardrails placed at a height of 90 centimetres and skirting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work platforms.

Article R4534-75

…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 reduce as far as possible, given existing conditio…

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

Article D4622-1

…an establishment service or a service common to companies constituting an economic and social unit; 2° Or an inter-company occupational health and prevention service.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special requirements

Article R4544-8

…clude, in the light of the risk assessment: 1° The definition of appropriate operating procedures ; 2° The choice of work equipment appropriate to the conditions and characteristics of the work to be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4541-9

When manual handling is unavoidable and the mechanical aids provided for in 2° of Article R. 4541-5 cannot be used, a worker may only be allowed to carry loads in excess of 55 kilograms on a regular b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4541-8

…ng into account the individual risk factors defined by the order provided for in article R. 4541-6; 2° Appropriate safety training relating to the performance of these operations. During this training…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Low-voltage lines, pipes and installations inside premises A.

Article R4534-128

…employer: 1° Does not order work to begin until he has checked that de-energising has taken place; 2° Signs de-energising in a visible manner; 3° Protects himself against the unexpected re-energising…

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