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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and storage of explosive and flammable substances

Article R4227-24

…is more than 10 metres from an exit to the outside or to a room which itself opens to the outside; 2° The doors of these rooms open to the outside; 3° If the windows of these rooms are fitted with gr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Exemptions from the administrative authority

Article R4216-33

…bour inspector. It is granted after receiving the opinion of: 1° The social and economic committee; 2° The central safety committee or the departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-2

…f a staircase mentioned in Article R. 4216-26, if it is equipped with fire doors rated at one hour; 2° The waiting room of a lift mentioned in article R. 4216-26, if it is equipped with fire doors rat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fire safety instructions

Article R4227-37

…room for premises with more than five people and for the premises mentioned in article R. 4227-24 ; 2° In each room or in each corridor serving a group of rooms in other cases. In other establishments…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-2

Lighting is provided in such a way as to : 1° Prevent eyestrain and the resulting visual disorders; 2° Enable the detection of hazards perceptible to the naked eye.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Space heating

Article R4216-17

…e specific regulations relating to: 1° Fixed installations for heating and the supply of hot water; 2° Combustible gas and liquefied hydrocarbon installations; 3° The storage and use of petroleum prod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: First aid and rescue equipment

Article R4224-15

…sary to provide first aid in an emergency in: 1° Each workshop where dangerous work is carried out; 2° Each worksite employing at least twenty workers for more than fifteen days where dangerous work i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inspection and maintenance of facilities

Article R4222-22

…he methods for measuring concentration, flow rate, capture, filtration and purification efficiency; 2° The nature and frequency of inspections of the installations mentioned in this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles and definitions

Article R4222-3

…llowing definitions apply 1° Fresh air: air taken from the open air away from sources of pollution; 2° Recycled air: air taken and reintroduced into a room or group of rooms. Air taken outside polluta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-26

…our fireproof doors and, in the case of staircases, a smoke extraction system in the upper section; 2° Or in the open air.

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