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QHSE – calendar

There are many issues that need to be taken into account in terms of safety and well-being at work. In order to keep an overview of some of the relevant deadlines, we have made a chronological overview of the most important tasks.    JANUARY 2021 Topic Description Deadline Annual report ISPPW (Internal Service for Prevention …

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CAO for COVID-19 telework

In order to create a clear framework for agreements related to working from home in function of the current corona measures, the National Labour Council created the temporary collective labour agreement (CAO) 149, which is valid until 31 December 2021. The aim of this CAO is to define a set of minimum agreements, but also …

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How can I easily obtain a VCA certificate for my company?

VCA stands for ‘VGM (= Veiligheid, Gezondheid en Milieu) Checklist Aannemers’ [Safety, Health, and Environment Checklist Contractors]. The checklist consists of 11 chapters with various questions, each relating to a specific topic.   The purpose of a VCA certificate is to safeguard the continuous improvement of workplace safety by ensuring that the various concerned parties …

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Can COVID-19 infection be considered an occupational accident?

Quite quickly after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fedris (the Federal Agency for Occupational Risks) indicated that COVID-19 infection is recognized as an occupational illness for a group of specific professions (mainly in healthcare). At that time, Fedris took the position that an infection could not be considered an occupational accident.   This is …

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Creation of the TWW (Toezicht Welzijn op het Werk) on-call service

Starting from 01/10/2020, Oversight of Well-being at Work (TWW) will set up an active on-call service. This makes it possible to immediately report very serious occupational accidents that occur outside office hours by telephone on working days, Saturdays or Sundays and public holidays as well as during the period of collective closure between Christmas and …

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