Company emergency response team (BHV)

Every company must arrange a company emergency response team (Bedrijfshulpverlening, BHV) so that employees and visitors are cared for properly in the event of emergencies. How you arrange the team depends on, for example, the nature and size of your company. General guidelines can be found in the Working Conditions Act (Arbowet).

Emergency response plan and evacuation plan

You must draw up an emergency response plan (company emergency plan) which contains precise details about the emergency response to be provided. The mandatory evacuation plan can be part of the emergency response plan.

Number of emergency response officers

You determine the number of emergency response officers based on the details in the risk inventory and evaluation (RI&E). The number of employees and the average number of visitors are especially important factors in this regard.