Risk inventory and evaluation

If you own a business in the Netherlands and you employ staff, you are obliged to conduct a risk inventory and evaluation (RI&E). You must make the RI&E available for perusal at a location accessible by employees.

The RI&E must be performed before the official start of your business. When carrying out an RI&E, you must check:

• which risks you and your employees encounter;
• what measures you have taken in order to prevent harm to your own health and that of your employees;
• what measures you are planning to take (Plan van Aanpak).

You can use one of the RI&E tools developed by various sector organisations specifically for their sector. An overview of these tools is available on the Dutch-language website Rie.nl. For further information, please contact the Rie.nl help desk.