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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use and maintenance of work equipment

Article R4323-14

Work equipment must be assembled and dismantled safely, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The return to service of work equipment after a maintenance operation requiring the removal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use and maintenance of work equipment

Article R4323-18

Machines with manual feed of workpieces or manual movement of tools are fitted with the appropriate tools and accessories to prevent any rejection or entrainment phenomena that may occur creating a ri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Worker information and training

Article R4323-105

The employer shall draw up instructions for use setting out the information mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 4323-104 in a comprehensible manner. He shall make this instruction available to the me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 11: Special provisions applicable to industrial radiology equipment

Article R4323-110

For industrial radiology equipment, a joint order by the ministers for labour and agriculture defines the minimum rules for installation and use, taking into account the exposure modes and characteris…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Warning and signalling systems

Article R4324-16

Work equipment shall include the warnings, signs and warning devices essential to ensure the safety of workers. These warnings, signs and warning devices must be chosen and placed in such a way as to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use and maintenance of work equipment

Article R4323-16

Where, for technical reasons, the moving parts of work equipment cannot be made inaccessible, it is forbidden to allow workers, when wearing loose-fitting or flowing clothing, to use this equipment, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-101

The results of the periodic inspections are recorded in the safety register(s) referred to in Article L. 4711-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Protectors and protective devices

Article R4324-1

Moving parts for transmitting energy or for moving work equipment where there is a risk of mechanical contact which could lead to accidents are fitted with appropriate guards or devices to prevent acc…

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

Article R4324-10

Operating devices must be located outside danger zones, except where this is impossible or necessary, for example in the case of an emergency stop device or an adjustment or training console. They mus…

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

Article R4324-11

The operating devices are chosen to avoid any unintentional operation which could have dangerous effects. They are arranged in such a way as to allow safe, rapid and unambiguous operation.

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