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Two new measures have been introduced by law to safeguard employees' health after retirement. On the one hand, a pre-retirement medical check-up, and on the other, life-saving training. What does this mean for employers and employees?
Pre-retirement medical check-up :
From October1, 2021, a medical check-up by the occupational physician prior to retirement will be introduced.
This visit applies to employees subject to reinforced individual monitoring and to those who have been assigned to positions presenting particular risks to their health or safety, or to that of their colleagues or third parties. (Asbestos, lead, CMR agents, certain biological agents, ionizing radiation, hyperbaric risks and risks of falling from heights associated with the erection or removal of scaffolding).
Employers must inform their occupational health and safety department as soon as they are aware of the departure or retirement of any of their employees.
He also informs the worker concerned of the transmission of this information. The visit is then organized by the occupational health and safety department.
What is the purpose of this pre-retirement medical check-up?
The aim is to ensure that employees who have experienced the most difficult working conditions during their career, or those most likely to affect their life expectancy at retirement, benefit from a precise diagnosis of their state of health and the consequences of their activity on it, before the end of their working life, and that the link between any subsequent development of pathologies and their career can be easily established by their attending physician.
A document of this inventory of fixtures is given to the employee.
In addition, the occupational physician may set up post-professional monitoring in conjunction with the treating physician. To this end, if he deems it necessary, and with the worker's agreement, he forwards the document and any additional information to the attending physician.
Finally, when the worker qualifies for the post-occupational medical monitoring provided for in the Social Security Code (particularly in the event of exposure to certain carcinogens), the occupational physician informs him or her of the steps to be taken.
Anti-cardiac arrest and life-saving techniques prior to retirement:
" Unintentional cardiac arrest causes between 40,000 and 50,000 deaths in our country every year," declared Jean-Pierre Cubertafon when he presented his bill to the French National Assembly.
What's more, in 70% of cases, a witness is present at the time of arrest, and the survival rate is 7% in France, compared with 20% in some Nordic countries.
So it's a public health issue to make as many people as possible aware of the problems of cardiac arrest, and of lifesaving techniques.
Thus, LAW no. 2020-840 of July 3, 2020 aimed at creating the status of citizen rescuer, combating cardiac arrest and raising awareness of lifesaving gestures introduces that "employees benefit from awareness-raising on combating cardiac arrest and lifesaving gestures prior to their retirement." L. 1237-9-1 of the French Labor Code.
In doing so, the employer must offer employees awareness-raising initiatives on this subject before they retire.
What topics are covered by this awareness campaign?
Awareness-raising enables employees to acquire the skills needed to :
1° Ensure your own safety, that of the victim or any other person, and provide the emergency services with the information they need to intervene;
2° React to external bleeding and place the victim in an appropriate waiting position;
3° React to a victim in cardiac arrest and use an automated external defibrillator.
Who can raise awareness?
A decree defines the conditions under which organizations and professionals can be authorized to provide this awareness-raising service. This decree is currently awaiting publication.
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