Health and safety at work

When you employ people, you must provide them with healthy and safe working conditions. Statutory rules and regulations govern such issues as physical strain and working with hazardous substances. All business owners who employ staff are obliged to draw up a risk inventory and evaluation (RI&E). The company must also have a company emergency response team and designated health and safety officers.

If one of your employees calls in sick, you have several obligations. For instance, you must notify the occupational health and safety service (Arbodienst) or your occupational health and safety doctor (Arboarts) that the employee is ill. In the event of prolonged illness, you must compile a reintegration file. You may be eligible for a subsidy if you hire or have in your employment someone who is partially unfit for work.