1. General provisions on ventilation and thermal environments in the workplace
The quality of working atmospheres is governed by the provisions of Articles R. 4211-1 et seq. of the French Labor Code, which distinguish between the obligations of the client in designing workplaces and those of the employer in using them.
The first concern the rules to be complied with by project owners undertaking the construction or fitting-out of buildings intended to accommodate workers, whether or not such operations require a building permit (art. R. 4211-1 of the French Labor Code).
The notion of "workplaces" is defined as "places intended to accommodate workstations, whether or not located in the buildings of the establishment, as well as any other place within the area of the establishment to which the worker has access in the course of his work". On the other hand, "fields, woods and other...
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Bibliography
- (1) - - Ces articles ont codifié les dispositions du décret n° 84-1094 du 7 décembre 1984 complétant le code du travail (2e partie) et fixant les règles relatives à l'aération et l'assainissement des locaux de travail auxquels doivent se conformer les maîtres d'ouvrage entreprenant la construction ou l'aménagement de bâtiments destinés à l'exercice d'une activité...
Standards and norms
- Environmental labels and declarations – Type I environmental label – Principles and procedures. - ISO 14024 - 2018
- Workplace air quality – Sampling and analysis of volatile organic compounds by solvent desorption/gas chromatography – Part 2: Diffusion sampling method. - ISO 16200-2 - 2000
- Workplace atmospheres – Definition of size fractions for the measurement of airborne particles (classification index:...
Regulations
Guidelines :
Council Directive 96/29/EURATOM of May 13, 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation.
Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM of December 5, 2013 laying down basic safety standards for health protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionizing...
Websites
Ministry of Ecological Transition and Solidarity website page dedicated to the PNSE :
Ministry of Ecological Transition...
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
Indoor Air Quality Observatory (OQAI) :
Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) :
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