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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Personal protection

Article R4222-25

…k to which the workers are exposed. It must not hinder them in their work or, as far as possible, reduce their field of vision.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supply of drinks

Article R4225-2

The employer shall provide workers with fresh drinking water.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4226-2

Electrical installations include all electrical equipment used for the production, conversion, distribution or use of electrical energy. Electrical installations are classified as follows, according t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-20

The circuits supplying the installations include an emergency stop device for the energy supply to all the appliances. The shutdown device can be operated from a permanently accessible and signposted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and storage of explosive and flammable substances

Article R4227-22

…aneous ignition, contain no sources of ignition such as fireplaces, flames, equipment capable of producing sparks externally, or any surface whose temperature is likely to cause the aforementioned sub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-29

…r: 1° The characteristics of exits and the lateral isolation of the building from another building; 2° The classification of materials and construction elements for certain parts of the building; 3° S…

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Section 5: Health and safety signs and equipment

Article R4224-20

Where it is not possible, given the nature of the work, to avoid danger zones involving risks of falling persons or falling objects, and even in the case of one-off maintenance or repair activities, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Health and safety signs and equipment

Article R4224-21

When the contents transported by the pipes present a danger, the pipes are marked so that the nature of the contents transported can be determined.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Storage or handling of flammable substances

Article R4216-21

…to comply with: 1° The provisions relating to the prevention of explosions set out in articles R. 4227-42 et seq.; 2° The provisions of article R. 4215-12; 3° Les dispositions spécifiques de l'arrêté…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-27

The internal layout of the buildings referred to in Article R. 4216-24 is such as to limit the spread of fire and smoke, in particular by cross-cutting or compartmentalisation. The interior fittings o…

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