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PPE, supplied free of charge, protects workers according to the risks involved. Their selection, use and maintenance are regulated, with training and mandatory periodic inspections.

Data centers must improve their energy efficiency, recover waste heat and publish their data, or face sanctions.

Find out about developments in the environment, energy and safety for June 2025

From July 1, 2025, new rules will reinforce the prevention of heat-related risks, require the inspection of certain thermal systems and provide a framework for the Batteries EPR chain.

As of July 1, 2025, the protection of workers against heat-related risks has been reinforced. In particular, employers must assess risks, define appropriate preventive measures and adapt prevention plans and other documents drawn up when an outside company is involved.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may now be required to carry out energy audits or implement an energy management system (EMS). The new criteria are based on energy consumption rather than company size, sales or balance sheet. Find out what's changing!

Read our monthly regulatory watch, extracted from French and European official journals concerning the environment, energy, and health and safety in the workplace.

From October 1, 2025, the SIR will be abolished for driving and electrical authorizations, and replaced by a medical certificate issued by the occupational physician, valid for 5 years.

From May 23, 2025, cables in ERP buildings must comply with the Cca-s2,d2,a2 fire safety standard. Specific rules apply to railway stations.

In April 2025, several texts modified the rules on carbon quotas, battery EPR, occupational health, ERP safety and the pricing of professional risks.

The law of March 24, 2025 regulates the destruction of hedges to preserve their ecological role. Any removal must be declared and compensated by replanting.1

The appointment of an SPS coordinator is mandatory on construction sites involving several companies, in order to prevent the risks associated with co-activity.

Decree no. 2025-239 of March 14, 2025, published on March 15, governs the use of water unsuitable for human consumption in classified facilities. What are the intended uses for domestic water? And what about non-domestic uses? Discover the regulatory framework for water use.

Ten years after the last version of the ISO 14 001 standard, a new revision is needed to make it more readable and consistent with new environmental and societal challenges. In this article, find out more about the content and timetable of this amendment. Enjoy your reading!

Don't miss out on the new environmental, health, safety, energy and security regulations that could affect you!

PAPRIPACT: what do the regulations say? The annual program for the prevention of occupational hazards and improvement of working conditions (PAPRIPACT) is mandatory for companies with 50 or more employees, and is a key component of risk prevention in the workplace. In this article, you'll find everything you need to know about its implementation and development. Enjoy your reading!

Regulatory changes in 2025: combustion (BREF LCP), non-drinking water in ICPE, hedgerow protection, occupational health, safety of covered parking lots in ERP.

Working in the cold exposes you to health and safety risks from as low as 10°C. It requires preventive measures, especially in the construction and food industries.

A waste, and in particular a mixture, may present hazard characteristics that make it fall into several hazard classes, groups of materials or even have a composition that is not exactly known. In this article, find out about the different classifications of a multi-hazard waste, how to identify the choice of packaging, the rules to follow in order to choose the right carrier and manage the entire process of tracking your waste.

Read our monthly regulatory watch, extracted from French and European official journals concerning the environment, energy, and health and safety in the workplace.

Don't miss out on the new environmental, health, safety, energy and security regulations that could affect you!

To protect employees' health, employers must keep a number of mandatory registers on safety and occupational risk prevention.

Instruction of 3/12/2024: sets out the 2025 priorities for the inspection of facilities classified for environmental protection (ICPE).

Heading 2925 of the nomenclature of classified installations concerns workshops for charging electric batteries. Find out how the installations and equipment for which electric batteries are charged are regulated. We invite you to read the whole article to better understand these new regulations!

French and European legislation on the environment, energy and occupational health and safety from January 2025.

Don't miss out on the new environmental, health, safety, energy and security regulations that could affect you!

Employers must prevent addictions in the workplace by means of the DUERP, internal regulations and targeted actions to guarantee employee health and safety.

Don't miss any more news that could affect you with the January deadlines reminder.

Water agency fees are used to finance actions to preserve water and aquatic environments. A reform of these water agency fees came into force on January 1, 2025. What are the changes brought about by this reform, and what impact will they have on businesses? Read the full article to make sure you don't miss out on the reform.

French and European texts concerning the environment, energy and health and safety at work from December 2024.

From March 2023, the APER law will require at least 50% of outdoor parking lots >1,500 m² to be equipped with energy-generating shading systems, barring technical, economic or environmental exceptions.

In the workplace, certain notices are required by the Labor Code to prevent risks and inform employees. Here's the complete list and the associated obligations.

Since December 19, 2024, new rules have strengthened the prevention of electrical risk during non-electrical work near electrical structures or installations.

PFAS, "eternal pollutants", are increasingly regulated in Europe. Find out more about the main restrictions on their use, now in force and in the pipeline.

French and European texts on the environment, energy and health and safety at work from November 2024.

When one company carries out work on another, it generates risks linked to the interference of their activities. The employers of each company must coordinate the prevention of these specific risks. In this article, you'll find out what measures to take when using an outside company!

An order dated September 26, 2024 modifies the models used by SPST health professionals for monitoring, aptitude, inaptitude and workstation adjustments.

In October 2024, the EHS and Energy regulatory watch focuses on EPR channels, stored carbon, water billing and medical opinion models in occupational health.

From November 1, 2024, vehicles driving in mountainous areas must be fitted with winter tires, snow chains or snow socks.

Working near electrical installations requires a precise assessment of the risks and appropriate preventive measures to protect workers.

Employers must prevent occupational risks. Failure to take appropriate measures may result in civil and criminal liability in the event of damage to employee health or safety.

The right to alert and withdraw allows employees to protect themselves in the face of serious and imminent danger. Find out when and how to exercise this right, as well as the employer's obligations.

Since July 6, 2024, version 4 of Cerfa 15947 has applied to work on refrigerant equipment, incorporating the new obligations of the F-Gas III regulation.

The decree of June 4, 2024 provides a framework for asbestos detection prior to work on civil engineering structures, transport infrastructures and other networks, applicable from July 2026.

In September 2024, the EHS and Energy regulatory watch covers greenhouse gases, F-Gas certification, PFHxA restrictions, CLP, and banned POP substances.

From October 1, 2024, security guards must wear a uniform with an identification number and common elements defined by the decree of July 18, 2023.

Heatwaves: issues, risks for workers, preventive measures and legal obligations for effective health protection in hot weather.

Focus on self-consumption of electricity: individual, collective or extended, its rules, support schemes and administrative procedures.

A look back at the main EHS regulatory changes for July and August 2024: environment, energy, occupational health and safety, with new obligations for companies.

In September 2024, two EHS deadlines: lightning risk analysis for certain facilities and transmission of data on the greening of vehicle fleets.

Parking lots are subject to new obligations: photovoltaic shades, shading devices, soil permeabilization and water management.

What is radon? And why is it a health hazard? We explain it all in this article.

What is lone working and how is it regulated? What measures should be put in place? We take stock in this article.

June 2024: new SEQE rules, radon risk prevention, supervision of work near electrical installations and asbestos detection prior to civil engineering operations.

In July 2024, new obligations for ICPEs with regard to fire risk and compulsory updating of the list of workers exposed to CMR chemical agents.

The aim of the revised directive is to achieve a zero-emissions building stock by 2050.

Do your employees move around your company safely? This requires special prevention measures to avoid all risks

Do you use substances on the SVHC list? What are SVHC substances?

Don't miss out on the new environmental, health, safety, energy and security regulations that could affect you!

In May 2024, new EHS regulations will cover industrial emissions, building energy performance and workplace safety.

Adoption of an attractive aid package to counter the rising cost of electricity supplies due to the war in Ukraine.

These visits are frequent, and are important for regulatory compliance and worker health and safety.

French and European legislation on the environment, energy and occupational health and safety from April 2024.

The Éco Energie Tertiaire scheme is evolving: the "absolute values III" and "IV" decrees complete the list of activities covered, specify the reference values and adjust certain terms and conditions.

Any worker can exercise a right to alert in the event of a serious risk to public health or the environment. Rules, procedure and the employer's role: what you need to know.

Since April 8, 2024, new commercial and industrial buildings must incorporate an automation and control system from 70 kW of power.

A decree reinforces the traceability of workers' exposure to CMR chemical agents, and updates the binding TLVs for certain substances.

French and European legislation on the environment, energy and health and safety at work March 2024.

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Whether manual or mechanical, handling requires rigorous prevention: legal obligations, equipment, training and load limits to protect workers' health.

Instruction of December 15, 2023: the Ministry sets the priorities for ICPE 2024 inspections, between ongoing missions and targeted actions on water, PFAS and atmospheric emissions.

In March 2024, a number of HSEES regulatory obligations expire: HFO leak tests, PFAS analyses, GEREP declarations and waste and biowaste certificates.

The F-Gas III regulation, in force since March 2024, broadens the scope of fluorinated GHGs covered, reinforces controls, leak detection and training obligations.

A look back at the key February 2024 texts published in the French and European Official Journals on the environment, energy and occupational health and safety.

The use of scaffolding must comply with precise rules to ensure the health and safety of workers. Here's the lowdown!

Discover the key environmental, energy and safety regulations for 2023, as well as the developments to come in 2024!

Don't miss out on the new environmental, health, safety, energy and security regulations that could affect you!

French and European legislation on the environment, energy and occupational health and safety January 2024.

How to prevent the risk of falls? What regulations govern working at height?

What changes have been made to the IICPE nomenclature in 2023? When do I need to submit a request for the benefit of anteriority?

French and European legislation on the environment, energy and occupational health and safety December 2023.

Don't miss out on the new environmental, health, safety, energy and security regulations that could affect you!

The Green Industry Act of October 23, 2023 sets the course for decarbonizing industry, accelerating implementation and strengthening environmental obligations by 2030.

Since January 1, 2024, all professionals and private individuals have been required to sort their biowaste at source, in order to promote its recovery and reduce food waste.

Don't miss out on the new environmental, health, safety, energy and security regulations that could affect you!

French and European texts concerning the environment, energy and health and safety at work from November 2023.

Find out more about stricter temperature control and insulation requirements for heating and cooling distribution networks.

Find out more about the regulatory obligations concerning the prevention of risks related to mechanical vibrations.

Don't miss out on the new environmental, health, safety, energy and security regulations that could affect you!

What is the C2P? Which jobs are covered by the Professional Prevention Account?

French and European legislation on the environment, energy and occupational health and safety from October 2023.

French and European texts concerning the environment, energy and health and safety at work from September 2023.

Don't miss out on the new environmental, health, safety, energy and security regulations that could affect you!

The Compte Professionnel de Prévention (C2P) (Professional Prevention Account) enables a worker's occupational risk factors to be referenced.

Find out more about the tightening of fire risk regulations for classified facilities.

As of June 2023, ICPEs with authorization must inventory and analyze PFAS substances in their aqueous discharges. Obligations, deadlines and follow-up to know.

A decree now governs water restrictions for ICPEs during periods of drought. Find out about the obligations, exemptions and actions to be taken.

September 2023 marks several key EHS deadlines: inventory and analysis of PFAS substances for ICPEs and declaration of energy consumption on OPERAT.