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Showing 411420 of 29738 articles for Art. Décret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work carried out off-voltage.

Article R4534-112

Where it has been agreed to de-energise the line, pipe or electrical installation, whether underground or not, the employer shall ask the operator to de-energise the line, pipe or electrical installat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work carried out off-voltage.

Article R4534-117

…nergising has been carried out; 3° Protects himself against the accidental re-energising of voltage during the work, preferably by locking the corresponding switching or isolating devices in the open…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work carried out off-voltage.

Article R4534-113

Work cannot begin until the employer is in possession of the de-energisation certificate, written, dated and signed by the operator.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work carried out off-voltage.

Article R4534-114

When work has stopped, whether it has been interrupted or completed, the employer ensures that the workers have evacuated the site or no longer run any risk. He then draws up and signs the notice of c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-119

…by installing effective, firmly fixed obstacles; 2° Or by covering and insulating the bare live conductors or other parts, as well as the neutral conductor.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific safety study.

Article R4543-11

…t appended to the specific safety study summarises all the risks identified. This summary may be produced using pictograms. Where the nature of the risk requires special preventive measures to be take…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inter-establishment prevention and occupational health services.

Article D4622-11

For the supervision of the inter-establishment occupational health and prevention service, each establishment social and economic committee exercises the same powers as those defined in articles D. 46…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4542-11

The provisions of articles R. 4542-6 to R. 4542-10 only apply insofar as the elements in question exist in the workstation and the characteristics of the task make their application possible.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Workers authorised to carry out operations on or near electrical installations

Article R4544-11

…nd skills. This specific authorisation is issued, maintained or renewed in accordance with the procedures contained in the standards referred to in article R. 4544-3.II - Prior to any training, the em…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Use of electrical installations

Article R4535-11

Self-employed workers and employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site are subject to the provisions of Articles R. 4226-1 to R. 4226-21.

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