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5. Conclusions
In its general principles, the French Labor Code places considerable emphasis on the need for company managers to develop a comprehensive prevention approach. As a consultancy and expertise organization, the electrostatic approach and ATEX had a duty to contribute to the objective of demystifying certain key notions when announcing these general principles. The terms "active" and "effective", used to describe electrostatic discharges, may seem difficult to explain to non-specialists. But they are a prerequisite for carrying out a successful electrostatic risk assessment.
At the same time, company managers and employees, as well as designers and users, are encountering a number of difficulties, as the boundary between the roles and advice of these players is not always clear-cut. This is largely due to difficulties in interpreting the texts governing and framing...
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Websites
ARIA
Database of the Bureau d'analyse des risques et pollution industriels (BARPI) of the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning (MEEDDAT)
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INERIS
...Standards and norms
- Non-electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres – Part 1: Requirements and methodology [cancelled June 7, 2016, replaced by NF EN ISO 80079-36]. - EN 13463-1 - 2009
- Explosive atmospheres – Part 36: Non-electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres – Methodology and requirements. - NF EN ISO 80079-36 - 2016
- Technical specification, Explosive atmospheres – electrostatic...
Regulations
Law no. 76-1106 of December 6, 1976 on the development of accident prevention in the workplace.
Law no. 91-1414 of December 31, 1991 amending the Labor Code and the Public Health Code to promote the prevention of occupational and work-related risks.
Décret n° 92-1261 du 3 décembre 1992 relatif à la prévention des risques chimiques (JO du 5 décembre 1992 en vigueur le 1...
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