Everyday exposures
Cutting and drilling concrete or stone (silica), woodwork, diesel machinery, old asphalt and tar (PAHs): CMR agents are part of routine tasks.
CMR exposure tracking on construction sitesCMR tracking is built site after site.
Since July 2024, every French construction company must keep a list of its workers exposed to CMR agents such as crystalline silica or wood dust. With VB Safety, one sentence from the team leader is enough: the tool recognises the workers, the task, the duration and the protection, then keeps the list and individual records up to date.
What is at stake
CMR agents every day, tracking once a year
An obligation that relies on memory
The exposed workers list and records are often filled in after the fact, from memory, when the risk assessment is updated.
Documents expected by occupational health
Nature, duration and degree of exposure must be sent to the occupational health service and kept for decades.
What we do for you
Tracking designed for the team leader
No endless forms: what the team actually did, entered in one sentence, becomes a per-worker record.
Per-worker tracking
Each task is linked to the CMR agents involved and given an indicative exposure level.
- Plain-language entry from the site
- Recognises workers, task, duration, process and protection
- Calendar of days not yet recorded
- History per worker and per site
Regulatory documents
Documents built as tasks are entered, ready to send.
- List of exposed workers
- Individual exposure record per worker
- Pre-filled chemical risk assessment
- Working basis for the risk assessment document, validated by the employer
Exposed workers list template
An Excel and PDF template with instructions and fictitious examples.
- Columns ready to fill in
- Construction and industry examples
- CC BY 4.0 licence
How it works
From the team leader's sentence to the risk assessment
Record from the site
The team leader describes the task in one sentence, on their phone.
“Karim and Lucas, dry-cutting blocks 2 h, FFP3”Track per worker
The tool identifies the CMR agents involved and gives each worker an indicative exposure level.
Document
The exposed workers list and individual records update automatically.
Update the risk assessment
The chemical risk assessment is pre-filled; the employer validates it and adds it to the single risk assessment document.
Regulation (France)
The employer's obligations (France)
- Labour codeArt. R. 4412-59 and followingIn force
CMR risk prevention
Assess exposures, substitute where possible, reduce to the lowest technically possible level, inform and train workers.
- 2021Order of 26 October 2020In force
Crystalline silica classified as carcinogenic
Work exposing to respirable crystalline silica dust from work processes has been on the list of carcinogenic processes since 1 January 2021.
Read the order on Légifrance (FR) - 2022Decree no. 2022-395In force
Risk assessment kept for 40 years
Successive versions of the single risk assessment document are kept for at least forty years.
Read the decree on Légifrance (FR) - 2024Decree no. 2024-307In force
A list of workers exposed to CMR agents
Up-to-date list of workers likely to be exposed, with the nature, duration and degree of exposure when known; kept for at least forty years by the occupational health service.
Read the decree on Légifrance (FR)
Frequently asked questions
What companies ask us
Do we need to install an app?
No. It runs in the browser, on phone and computer.
Does the tool store medical data?
No. It records tasks, durations, agents and protections. Medical follow-up stays with the occupational health service.
Which CMR agents are covered?
The first version covers common construction agents: crystalline silica, wood dust, diesel engine emissions and PAHs. Each version adds more.
What about asbestos?
Asbestos has its own regulatory regime (surveys, operating procedures, work monitoring). It is not covered by the first version.
Is the tool available in English?
The tools are currently in French, built on French regulation. Contact us if you work outside France.
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Track construction exposures in the industry space
The industry space also covers construction companies: exposed workers list, records, risk assessment. Ask for early access.