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1. ATEX regulations
1.1 Principle
The aim of these regulations is to improve the health and safety of workers exposed to the risk of ATEX.
Its provisions result from the transposition of European Directive 1999/92/EC, in the form of Decrees 2002-1553 and 2002-1554, which supplement or amend the French Labor Code.
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The provisions of the French Labour Code require any person in charge of workers in a laboratory :
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Bibliography
Standardization
- Atmosphères explosives. Prévention de l'explosion et protection contre l'explosion. Partie 1 : Notions fondamentales et méthodologie. - NF EN 1127-1 - 2019
- Explosive atmospheres – Part 10-1: Site classification – Explosive gas atmospheres. - NF EN 60079-10-1 - 2016
Regulations
Directive 1999/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 16, 1999 on minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres.
Directive 2014/34/EU on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.
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Institut national de recherche et de sécurité INRS http://www.inrs.fr
Institut national de l'environnement industriel et des risques INERIS http://www.ineris.fr
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