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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Fitting out workplaces and workstations

Article R4214-24

…re provided, they will be designed and fitted out in accordance with the requirements of Article R. 4225-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-43

For the purposes of this section, an explosive atmosphere is a mixture with air, under atmospheric conditions, of flammable substances in the form of gas, vapour, mist or dust, in which, after ignitio…

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

Article R4227-23

…7 of the Public Health Code, smoking is prohibited in the open-air areas referred to in article R. 4227-22. This prohibition is signposted in accordance with the regulations in force.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-18

Heat-generating equipment, together with its pipes and chimneys, must be installed in such a way that it cannot spread fire to building materials, materials and objects likely to be placed in the vici…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4226-4

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the distribution of electrical energy governed by the law of 15 June 1906 on the distribution of energy. In the case of electrical traction installations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provision of seats

Article R4225-5

A suitable seat is provided for each worker at or near his or her workstation.

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

Article R4222-22

Joint decrees by the Ministers of Labour and Agriculture set: 1° The methods for measuring concentration, flow rate, capture, filtration and purification efficiency; 2° The nature and frequency of ins…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles and definitions

Article R4222-3

…rooms in which pollution is linked solely to human presence, with the exception of sanitary rooms; 4° Specific pollution rooms, rooms in which dangerous or annoying substances are emitted in the form…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Smoke extraction

Article R4216-15

In the case of mechanical smoke extraction, the extraction rate is calculated on the basis of one cubic metre per second per 100 square metres.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-11

The maximum distance to be covered to reach a staircase on an upper floor or in a basement is never more than forty metres. A staircase leading to the ground floor must be less than twenty metres from…

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