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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Installation of work equipment

Article R4323-8

Sufficient free space must be provided between the moving parts of the work equipment and the fixed or moving parts of its environment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Start-up and shut-down controls

Article R4324-8

Work equipment may only be started by an operator actuating the control device provided for this purpose, unless such start-up, if obtained otherwise, presents no risk to the operators concerned. This…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-88

Safety information and training are adapted to changes in risks and the emergence of new risks. They are repeated regularly. They promote the application of prevention rules in line with developments…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions in the interests of the defence

Article R4411-86

…of Article L. 521-1 of the Environment Code are issued by a joint decision of the Minister for Defence and the Minister for Labour, except in cases of operational emergency where the decision is taken…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Measures in the event of accidents or incidents

Article R4412-84

The employer shall provide workers authorised to work in the area affected by the incident or accident with protective clothing and individual respiratory protection equipment. He shall ensure that th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Measures in the event of accidents or incidents

Article R4412-83

…ic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction, only workers essential for carrying out repairs and other necessary work will be authorised to work in the affected area until the normal situation is restored…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personal protection

Article R4434-8

Individual hearing protectors are chosen so as to eliminate the risk to hearing or to reduce it as much as possible. They are chosen after consultation with the workers concerned, the occupational phy…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Worker information and training

Article R4412-89

Workers are informed of the potentially harmful effects of exposure to chemical substances on fertility, on the embryo in particular at the start of pregnancy, on the foetus and on the child in the ev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Risk assessment

Article R4412-8

Any new activity involving hazardous chemical agents may only be undertaken once a risk assessment has been carried out and appropriate preventive measures implemented.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Measures in the event of accidents or incidents

Article R4412-85

In order to maintain or restore health conditions in the affected area, the agents must be eliminated in such a way as not to create new risks for workers or the environment of the establishment.

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