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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Training

Article R4412-143

A training body from a Member State of the European Union not established in France may provide the services referred to in this paragraph if it is competent in that State, on the basis of a reference…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-151

The sampling procedures, methods and means to be used to measure concentrations of hazardous chemical agents in the air, as well as the characteristics and conditions of use of personal protective equ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Lead and its compounds

Article R4412-156

Workers exposed to lead or its compounds have access to two rooms fitted out as collective changing rooms located near the exit of the establishment, the first being reserved exclusively for the stora…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-18

…of fire or explosion resulting from the ignition of flammable substances, or the dangerous effects due to unstable chemical substances or mixtures.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Waste treatment

Article R4412-121

…of any kind likely to release asbestos fibres is packaged and treated in such a way as not to cause dust emissions during handling, transport, storage and warehousing.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Definition of a procedure

Article R4412-148

When the foreseeable duration of the work is more than five days, the employer shall also send the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer and the prevention department of the social security body in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Administrative declaration

Article R4427-1

The first use of biological pathogens must be declared to the Labour Inspectorate at least thirty days before the work begins.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Risk assessment

Article R4433-1

The employer shall assess and, if necessary, measure the noise levels to which workers are exposed. The purpose of this assessment and measurement is: 1° To determine the physical parameters defined i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-1

The provisions of this section apply to activities in which workers are exposed or are likely to be exposed to hazardous chemical agents in the course of their work.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Occupational exposure limit value

Article R4412-100

The average concentration of asbestos fibres over eight hours' work does not exceed ten fibres per litre. It is monitored in the air inhaled by the worker.

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