Employers concerned

The rules apply to employers governed by private law, public health, social and medico-social establishments and, subject to conditions, to Epic: titleContent and to Epa: titleContent employing staff under private law conditions.

Workers concerned

Any worker (temporary agency, trainee, employee) FIXED-TERM CONTRACT: titleContent or in DTA: titleContent) must benefit from health and safety rules set up. He must himself respect.

Sanitary facilities

Sanitary facilities allow workers to change and ensure their individual cleanliness. They include changing rooms, washbasins, toilets and in some cases showers.

Changing rooms

The collective changing rooms are settled in a isolated premises working and storage rooms. They are placed close to the places of passage workers (hall, corridors).

In institutions with mixed staff, separate facilities are intended for women and men.

The collective locker rooms are equipped with a sufficient number of seats andindividual cabinets. These cabinets are non-flammable and equipped with a lock or padlock. They allow to hang 2 city clothes.

Some workers are not required to wear specific work clothes or personal protective equipment. The employer can then replace the collective locker rooms with a secure storage unit, dedicated to their personal effects, placed near their workstation.

The floors and walls of the premises assigned to the collective locker rooms are such that they allow effective cleaning. These premises are kept in a constant state of cleanliness.

Washbasins

Sinks should be settled in a special room of suitable surface placed close to the workers.

This room is placed away from workplaces and storage locations.

The floor and walls of the washbasin room should allow for effective cleaning. This room must be kept in a constant state of cleanliness.

The employer must provide one washbasin for 10 workers at most.

The water in the washbasins must be drinking and the employee must be able to set the temperature.

To limit the risk of burns, the employer must comply with the following provisions:

• Maximum temperature of domestic hot water set at 50 °C at the drawing points (tap outlet) in the rooms intended for the toilet
• Temperature of domestic hot water is limited to 60 °C at the drawing points in the other rooms.

The employer must put in place means of cleaning, drying orwiping appropriate.

They are maintained or changed whenever it is necessary.

When changing rooms and washbasins are settled in separate rooms, they must be able to communicate without passing through the work or storage rooms and without passing through the outside.

Toilets

In the company or establishment, there must be at least 1 toilet and 1 urinal for 20 men and 2 toilets for 20 women.

In institutions with mixed staff, the toilets are separate for female and male staff.

A toilet has at least 1 water point.

The toilets cannot communicate directly with the enclosed premises in which the workers are called to stay.

They are arranged so as not to give off any odor. They are equipped with flushing water and provided with toilet paper.

Toilets are ventilated in accordance with the rules on ventilation and sanitation and suitably heated.

The employer shall cause the cleaning and to the disinfection toilet and urinal at least 1 time per day.

Toilet doors must be full and fitted with an internal locking device that can be unlocked from the outside.

Showers

Showers must be made available to employees carrying out unsanitary or dirty work.

Showers must be settled in cabins individual. There is at least 1 shower for 8 workers, with 2 dressing or undressing cells.

Catering Premises

It is forbidden to let employees eat their meals in the premises assigned to work. There is, however, a derogation from this principle in companies with fewer than 50 employees.

Accommodation

It is forbidden to house workers in premises used for industrial or commercial purposes.

The premises used for the accommodation of workers shall comply with hygiene and safety conditions. They allow them to ensure their safety, privacy and cleanliness.

Doors and gates

Doors and gates are maintained and checked regularly.

Automatic doors and gates operate without the risk of accidents for workers.

Sliding doors and gates are equipped with a safety system that prevents them from getting off their rails and falling.

Those who open upwards must have a safety system preventing them from falling back.

A marking is affixed at the level of view on the transparent doors.

First aid equipment and training

Workplaces must be equipped with a first aid equipment.

This material must be adapted to the nature of the risks and must be easily accessible.

First aid equipment shall be marked by means of a display.

A staff member must have received first aid on the job training in the following situations:

• Workshops where hazardous work is carried out
• Worksites with 20 or more workers for more than 15 days where hazardous work is carried out.

Maintenance, maintenance and verification

The employer must ensure that the premises are properly maintained.

It must take all necessary measures to eliminate the risks associated with non-compliance with the rules of maintenance and maintenance of workplaces.

Maintenance of premises

Workplaces and their annexes must be regularly maintained and cleaned. They must not be cluttered.

The employer may request the opinion of the occupational physician and CSE: titleContent on provisions concerning cleaning processes, frequency and periodicity, timetables, products and equipment in particular.

Maintaining compliance

Workplace safety and technical installations and devices shall be maintained and verified by following a appropriate periodicity.

Any breakdown or irregularity that may affect the health or safety of the employee must be eliminated as soon as possible.

Health and safety signage and materialization

Hazard zones must be materialized in order to prevent unauthorized workers from entering these zones.

First aid equipment shall be clearly identified and marked.

Workplaces shall include signs relating to health and safety at work.

Outdoor workstations

Outdoor workstations are fitted out in order to ensure health and the security workers.

Comfort at the workstation

Provision of drinks

The employer must make drinking and fresh water available to employees.

It must also make available free of charge at least one non-alcoholic beverage, especially when special working conditions lead employees to drink frequently (for example, during heat waves).

The drinks and flavorings made available are chosen taking into account the wishes expressed by the workers and after consulting the occupational physician.

The employer determines the location of the beverage dispensing stations.

These must be close to the workstations and in a place that meets all hygiene conditions.

The employer must ensure that the following provisions are met:

• Good preservation of drinks
• Maintenance and proper operation of dispensing devices
• No contamination.

Provision of seats

An appropriate seat shall be made available to each worker at or near his workstation.

Prohibition of smoking and vaping in the workplace

The employer has the possibility to set up within the company some places reserved for smokers after consultation with the CSE: titleContent and the occupational physician.

Outside of these locations, it is no smoking in all enclosed and covered places that constitute workplaces.

The principle of a smoking ban in the workplace must be clearly stated within the company.

The employer must put in place an apparent sign recalling this principle in the various workplaces.

It is also forbidden to vape in the workplace closed and cutlery for collective use.

An apparent sign recalls the principle of the prohibition of vaping and possibly its conditions of application within the premises concerned.

Lighting

Work spaces allow as much as possible sufficient natural lighting.

In all cases, the level of illumination must be adapted to the nature and the level of precision of the work that the workers have to carry out.

Thermal atmosphere

Closed premises assigned to work are heated during the cold season.

The employer must take all necessary measures to ensure the protection of workers against cold and bad weather.

Fighting the fire risk

The employer must take all necessary measures to ensure that any outbreak of fire can be quickly and effectively combated.

The fire-fighting means shall be provided by a sufficient number of extinguishers and maintained in good working order.

There must be at least 1 portable spray water extinguisher with a minimum capacity of 6 liters per 200 m² of floor and at least 1 appliance per level.

Extinguishing installations shall be permanently marked at the appropriate places.

In establishments more than 50 employees, there must be a fire safety directive. This instruction must be displayed very prominently in the following places:

• Premises where the staff is more than 5 people
• Premises containing substances or preparations classified as easily flammable
• Premises or each clearance serving a group of premises in other cases.

The fire safety instruction specifies the following information:

• List of extinguishing and emergency equipment in or around the premises
• List of persons responsible for putting this material into action
• List of persons responsible for directing the evacuation of workers and possibly the public for each premises
• Set of specific measures related to the presence of disabled persons
• Alert means and list of persons responsible for alerting firefighters at the beginning of a fire
• Address and telephone number of the emergency service
• Reminder of the duty, for any person perceiving an outbreak of fire, to raise the alarm and to implement the means of 1^ers relief, without waiting for the arrival of specially designated workers.

The instruction provides for the exercises during which the employee learns to recognize the characteristics of the alarm sound signal.

He must also learn to use the means of 1^ers rescue and various necessary maneuvers.

These exercises and periodic tests take place at least every 6 months.

An audible alarm system is mandatory in establishments where more than 50 people.

This system is also mandatory in establishments where flammable materials regardless of the number of employees.

Combating the risk of explosion

On the basis of the principles of prevention, the employer must take appropriate technical and organizational measures for the company.

In order to prevent explosions, the employer must first and foremost seek to respect the following principles:

• Prevent the formation of explosive atmospheres
• Avoid ignition of explosive atmospheres if the nature of the activity does not prevent their formation
• Mitigate the adverse effects of an explosion on the health and safety of workers.

Evacuation

The establishment shall have safety lighting to ensure the evacuation of persons in the event of an accidental interruption of normal lighting.

All parts of the company that allow the evacuation of persons (e.g. gates, exits, corridors, stairs, ramps) are called clearances.

These clearances shall be distributed in such a way as to allow rapid evacuation of all occupants under maximum safety conditions.

The path to the nearest exit must be indicated by a sign.