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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inspection of permanent electrical installations

Article R4226-16

…ly check or have checked the electrical installations to ensure that they are maintained in compliance with the health and safety rules applicable to them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-16

Electrical equipment used for disconnection, protection against overcurrents and protection against electric shocks complies either with the approved French standards applicable to it, or with the tec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4313-16

…personal protective equipment shall ensure that this equipment is maintained in a state of compliance by following, in particular, the instructions provided for in a of I of paragraph 1.4 of Annex II…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exemptions granted by the labour inspector

Article R4228-16

…carried out under the conditions provided for in this section or, for disabled workers, in accordance with Article R. 4225-7, the employer may ask the Labour Inspector to exempt him from some of thes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Lead and its compounds

Article R4412-160

Reinforced individual monitoring of workers is provided under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28: 1° Either if exposure to a concentration of lead in the air is greater than…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-16

The results of the risk assessment are recorded in the single risk assessment document provided for in Article R. 4121-1. The results of the assessment and measurements provided for in article R. 4451…

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Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-16

…available to workers. When the exposure levels laid down in articles R. 4452-5 and R. 4452-6 are exceeded, the employer must ensure that they are worn.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employee information.

Article R4512-16

Time spent providing information to employees is treated as actual working time.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General characteristics

Article R4462-16

…are such that, in the event of a pyrotechnic event, the risk of large masses being projected is reduced as much as possible. It also ensures that the materials making up the walls, doors, windows and…

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Subsection 2: Operation of the enlarged committee

Article R4523-16

The minutes of the meetings of the enlarged committee are sent to the people who sit on it and are made available to all external companies.

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