Building sites and construction works
On this page you find rules and regulations for working on building sites. For certain building projects, you must draw up a health and safety plan. In some cases, you must also notify the SZW Inspectorate (Inspectie SZW) about planned construction work.
Building regulations
If you want to build, make alterations to or renovate business premises in the Netherlands, your must comply with ...
Code of Conduct in relation to the Flora and Fauna Act
The Dutch Flora and Fauna Act (Flora- and faunawet) protects a number of plants and animals living in the wild. ...
Company emergency response team (BHV)
Every company must arrange a company emergency response team (Bedrijfshulpverlening, BHV) so that employees and ...
Contractor Safety Checklist (VCA)
Does your business perform assignments at locations involving a high safety risk, such as the risk of explosion, ...
Cooling plant leak inspections
If your business in the Netherlands uses one or more cooling plants, you must have these periodically inspected for ...
Earth removal permit
To excavate soil (earth removal) a provincial earth removal permit is required. Excavating soil may be necessary to ...
Information exchange regarding underground networks (Excavation Regulation)
Excavators who want to perform mechanical excavation work or have such work performed in the Netherlands are obliged ...
Permit and dispensation for public road structures
You will need a permit or dispensation for a public road structure from the provincial authority if you want to ...
Preserved wood
Wood runs the risk of rotting, or being damaged by insects. In order to give the wood a longer useful life, it is ...