FYI, all this has already been in French law for a while. The last update was in 2008/2009: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/section_lc/LEGITEXT000006072050/LEGISCTA000018488969/#LEGISCTA000018532239
Also, I my experience the British have been quite active in pushing health and safety at the European level. And that is to their credit, let's make sure workers don't injure themselves stupidly.