HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Safety rules for the domain of Health and Occupational Safety

Safety rules according to the new classification

Safety Regulation SR-S - Smoking at CERN en fr
This Safety Regulation replaces the Safety Instruction IS 46 as from its publication date.
This Safety Regulation bans smoking in all enclosed or covered spaces on CERN premises as well as in all CERN vehicles. The prescriptions enforced by this Safety Regulation shall apply to all persons present on the CERN site.

CERN counts on the cooperation of smokers to respect the health, rights and welfare of their colleagues, bearing in mind that passive smoking can cause cancer as well as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. CERN relies on Heads of departments/groups to ensure that their personnel can work in a healthy environment without being exposed to tobacco smoke.

Smokers who wish to receive professional help in order to give up smoking may contact the Medical Service where they may be offered counseling and special treatments.

Safety rules according to the old classification

Safety Code A1 Rev. - CERN Medical Code (2004) en fr
This code is designed to set out the rules applicable to personnel at CERN and those applicable to occupational medicine at CERN. It also provides the mandate of the Medical Service.

Safety Code A7 - Road traffic (1990) en fr
The subject is to lay down the road traffic and parking regulations. This applies to anyone entering the CERN grounds and to all vehicles driven throughout the CERN grounds, whether fenced or not.

Safety Code A8 - Protection against noise (1993) en fr
The purpose of this code is to lay down the rules to be followed to protect people and the environment against the risks and harmful effects of exposure to noise generated by equipment or installations at CERN. Tables give the sound levels characteristics, limits of exposure, permissible average noise levels. A chapter deals with the medical examinations recommended in case of exposure to repeated or high noise levels.

Safety Note NS 12 - Recommendations for the habitual use of VDU screens (1992) en fr
This note summarizes some ergonomy principles in order to help solving the most frequent problems caused by work in front of a screen (eyesight correction, proper seating, use of suitable equipment, etc.).

In case of contradiction between Safety rules established according to the classification of SAPOCO 42 version February 2003 (old classification) and Safety rules established according to the classification of SAPOCO rev. November 2006 (new classification) the latter prevail.

Safety Guidelines and Forms for the domain of Health and Occupational Safety

Safety Guideline OHS-0-0-1 - Risk assessment en
The purpose of this Safety Guideline is to aid in the implementation of the risk assessment process laid down in the framework of the Safety Regulation SR-OHS - Occupational Health and Safety.

Other Safety rules of interest for the domain of Health and Occupational Safety

Safety Instruction IS 43 - Asbestos - Dangers and precautions (2003) en fr

Other documents of interest for the domain of Health and Occupational Safety

Safety Form - Occupational Hazard Questionnaire fr

Safety at CERN ­ Leaflet (2004) en fr

Special Health and Safety Committee (CSHS) (2002) en fr

Statutory rules of the CISSCT (2001) en fr

CERN/DSU-DO/RH/9335 (1999) en fr.