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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Principles

Article R4461-14

With the exception of the breath-holding interventions mentioned in Article R. 4461-42, interventions and work in hyperbaric environments are performed while breathing air, another gas mixture or pure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-1

…The conservation, assembly or dismantling of pyrotechnic objects, the operation of which does not induce any pyrotechnic effect outside their casing ;2° The use of explosive substances or objects for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coordination of prevention.

Article R4511-11

The head of the user undertaking and the heads of external undertakings shall make the information mentioned in article R. 4511-10 available: 1° To the competent social and economic committee; 2° To t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Isolated work.

Article R4512-13

When the operation is carried out at night or in an isolated place or at a time when the activity of the user company is interrupted, the manager of the external company concerned shall take the neces…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Individual health monitoring

Article R4513-12

…user undertaking and the external undertaking and the occupational health doctors concerned, individual monitoring of the state of health and, for agricultural employees, of article R. 717-14 of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Individual health monitoring

Article R4513-13

The conditions under which the external company's occupational physician has access to the workstations occupied or likely to be occupied by the external company's workers are agreed between the user…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article R4515-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to loading or unloading operations carried out by external companies transporting goods from or to a location outside the user company premises, known as the "host…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and periodic coordination meetings.

Article R4513-1

During operations, each company implements the measures set out in the prevention plan. The head of the user company will check with the heads of the external companies that the measures decided upon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R4512-1

When, after the start of the work, an external company uses new subcontractors, the procedures laid down in this chapter are again applicable to them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Prevention plan.

Article R4512-11

The technical files containing the information relating to the search for and identification of asbestos-containing materials provided for in articles R. 1334-29-4 to R. 1334-29-6 of the Public Health…

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