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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-10

Lighting controls are easily accessible. In blind areas, they are fitted with indicator lights.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Thermal environment

Article R4223-13

Enclosed work areas are heated during the cold season. The heating is operated in such a way as to maintain a suitable temperature and not to give rise to any noxious fumes.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance, servicing and checks

Article R4224-17

Workplace installations and technical and safety devices are maintained and checked at appropriate intervals. Any defects likely to affect the health and safety of workers are rectified as quickly as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-16

Liquid fuels with a flash point below 55°C may not be used for heating.

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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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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 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 3: Specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-14

…of all the rooms concerned is of the same nature. In the event of recycling, the concentrations of dust and substances in the atmosphere of the premises must remain below the occupational exposure li…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-15

Specific requirements, adopted pursuant to 3° of Article L. 4111-6, prohibit or restrict, where applicable, the use of recycling for certain categories of substances or categories of premises.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-12

The provisions of articles R. 4223-6, R. 4223-7, R. 4223-8, first paragraph, and R. 4223-10 do not apply to building and civil engineering operations as defined in article R. 4534-1.

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