1. Occupational injuries and illnesses
1.1 Definitions and general context
The workshop or worksite in which an operator works is a potentially dangerous place, and his or her health or physical integrity may be affected by an accident or occupational illness.
The legislator has laid down the measures to be put in place to eliminate or reduce these risks. It has also defined the circumstances that can be invoked by an employee to benefit from specific compensation relating to his or her professional activity, following an alteration in his or her health.
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Occupational injuries and illnesses
Woodworking-related accidents and illnesses
Software tools
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Events
Woodworking machinery trade fairs
• Expobois – in Paris, 1 quarter of even-numbered years
• Ligna – in Hanover, in May of odd-numbered years
• Xylexpo – in Milan, in May of even-numbered years
• Eurobois – in Lyon, in the 1 er quarter of odd-numbered years
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Standards and norms
Afnor standards (Association française de normalisation)
- Air quality – Workplace air – Aerosol sampling using a cassette (4 mm orifice) - NF X 43-257 - 05-08
- Respiratory protection devices – Particle filtering half-masks – Requirements, testing, marking - NF EN 149+A1 - 09-09
- Explosive atmospheres – Explosion prevention and protection – Part 1: Basic concepts and methodology - NF EN 1127-1...
Regulations
Decrees
• Decree no. 2004-184 of February 25, 2004 revising and supplementing the tables of occupational diseases appended to Book IV of the Social Security Code (Part II: Council of State decrees) NOR: SOCS0420515D (JORF of 02/27/2004, page 3912)
• Décret n° 2007-1121 du 19 juillet 2007 révisant et complétant les tableaux des maladies professionnelles en agriculture annexés...
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics OPPBTP http://www.oppbtp.fr
Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité pour la prévention des accidents de travail et des maladies professionnelles INRS
Statistical and economic data
They can be found on the http://www.ameli.fr
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