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Document ID (ISN)51890
CIS number 89-724
ISSN - Serial title Cahiers de notes documentaires - Sécurité et hygiène du travail
Year 1988
Convention or series no.
Title Decree No. 88-405 of 21 April 1988 on the protection of workers against noise. Noise measurement. Approval of noise measurement organisations [France]
Original title Décret n°88-405 du 21 avril 1988. Protection des travailleurs contre le bruit. Mesurage du bruit. Modalités d'agrément des organismes de contrôle du bruit [France] [in French]
Bibliographic information 3rd Quarter 1988, No. 132, Note No. 1697-132-88, p.525-528.
Abstract Decree No. 88-405 of 21 April 1988 (published in the Journal Officiel of 22 April 1988) modifying the French Labour Code (Part 2: Decrees in the Council of State) and French Government order of 22 April 1988 (published in the Journal Officiel of 10 May 1988). The decree of 21 April covers: general principles of risk prevention, noise exposure monitoring, technical and collective prevention, individual protection, medical surveillance, information and training, certain specific jobs, Labour Inspectorate injunctions, machine noise reduction. The order of 22 April defines noise measurement conditions and the content of the file any organisation applying for government approval must submit to the ministry in charge of labour affairs.
Descriptors (primary) France; noise measurement; noise
Descriptors (secondary) hearing protection; law; personal protective equipment; acoustic enclosure
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Noise