Snow removal, driving in snow, delay at work...: regulations

Snow removal in front of your house

Snowfall in front of your house? Do you have to clear snow from the sidewalk around your home?

Fireplace lights

The conditions for making a fireplace are different when you live in:

• Île-de-France (closed home or open home);
• in another region (detached house or apartment).

Electricity: ecowatt, an online tool to better anticipate peak consumption

As electricity consumption increases in winter in cold weather, especially in the evening between 6pm and 8pm, do you know that the manager of the Electricity Transmission Network (TEN) offers for the regions Brittany and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur an online tool

ecowatt

to stay informed about the state of the regional electricity system?

Take the road in winter

Studded tires, chains, snow tires... Find out everything you need to know about tires before taking to the road in winter.

Winter Road Conditions: Online Weather Maps for Driving Conditions

Ice sheets, snow, rain, fog... To find out more about the state of the roads from November 15 to March 15, you can find online the various road weather maps showing driving conditions in winter on the national road network (highways and national roads).

Absence from or delay in work

While the first snowfall arrives in France, some employees are unable to get to their place of work, others arrive late. But are workers being punished?

Cold work

Construction, transport, sea fishing, maintenance of buildings or power lines, agricultural or high altitude work... In periods of severe winter cold and/or snowfall, working outdoors becomes difficult to bear. What risks are employees then exposed to? How can work situations be improved? What does the Labor Code provide for?

Health recommendations

Goosebumps, chills, numbness of the extremities of the body... In period of

deep cold

what are the right reflexes to adopt on a daily basis? Some elements of answers with Santé Publique France.

Risk of carbon monoxide poisoning

Headache, fatigue, nausea... Be careful, these may be the first signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. Invisible, odorless and non-irritating, carbon monoxide acts as a gas that can be lethal in less than an hour. Reminder of the risks of intoxication.