Two situations can lead the employer to request an exemption from his obligation:
Even when workers are not specifically assigned to unsanitary and messy work, the employer may decide to provide the installation of showers within the company, whether for hygiene reasons, or to improve their qualityFrom life to work.
Indeed, the employer must make available to workers the means of ensuring their individual cleanliness, in particular changing rooms, sinks, comfort firms and, if necessary, showers.Thus, the evaluation of professional risks can reveal the need for certain workers to have showers, in particular if the activity or the processes used lead workers to:
The employer may also wish to make showers available to workers as part of improving the quality of life at work, especially for those who, for example:
The provision of these showers can be negotiated between the employer and the CSE (especially if they are made available for the benefit of employees registered with activities organized by the CSE) or with union organizations within the framework of the negotiation of'An agreement on quality of life at work.
That the showers are made available to workers by obligation or voluntarily, the soil and the walls of the room allocated to the showers must allow effective cleaning.The room must also remain in a constant state of cleanliness and the water temperature must be adjustable.
In all circumstances, the showers must comply with the design provisions provided for by the Labor Code, and in particular:
When the provision of showers is compulsory, the decree of July 23, 1947 specifies that they must be installed at a shower for 8 people with two dressing or undressing cells.
Furthermore, for certain works listed in the decree, specific provisions provide details on the methods of providing showers.For example, it is expected that:
