Government Order of 4 November 1993 on safety and health signals at work Jurisdiction France Year 1993 Published in French Original/other title [French] Arręté du 4 novembre 1993 relatif ŕ la signalisation de sécurité et de santé sur les lieux de travail [France] Serial title Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygične et sécurité du travail Source 4th Quarter 1993, No.153, Note No.1947-153-93, p.601-608. Illus. Also available as an offprint from the INRS. Descriptors [Primary] France, danger symbols, hazard identification, plant safety organization, warning notices, workplaces [Secondary] directive, marking, safety colours Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Order of 4 Nov. 93 (published in the French Journal officiel of 17 Dec. 93). This text, which transposes the provisions of European Council Directive 92/58/EEC (see CIS 93-1752) into French legislation presents the different types of safety and/or health signs at the workplace and instructions for installing and using them. In addition to mandatory safety signalling (evacuation, emergency escape and first aid, etc.), warning signs must be used at the workplace whenever a risk cannot be avoided or prevented by collective protection or work organization measures. It is incumbent upon the manager, according to the risk involved and after consultation with the works safety and health committee (or failing this with staff representatives) to determine which safety and/or health signs to install or use; the employees must be informed of the meaning of these signs. The annexes to the order list the different types of safety signalling (I: general information, meaning of safety colours; II: signboards; III: features and specific rules governing the use of illuminated signs; IV: acoustic signals and alarm devices). The order is applicable as of 1 Jan. 94 in new workplaces or newly redesigned workplaces, and from 1 January 1996 for existing workplaces. CIS No. 94-1455 Database ID 63136