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Legislation & safety
Many safety training courses are described in legislation.
To make it easier for you, we look up all the relevant legislation and explain it in plain language.
Here you'll find an overview by topic, each with the explanation linked to the legal text.
Whether it's a European directive, a ministerial or a royal decree: one article is clearer than the next. Some obligations are spelled out in detail, while others remain rather vague and open to interpretation.
- Besacc-VCAWhat VCA is, why it matters for contractors, and the role training plays in certification.
- Besacc-VCA high-risk tasksWhen is a task high-risk, who must be trained for it, and what role does the Register of High-Risk Tasks play?
- Legislation — Code on well-being at workThe structure of the Code on well-being at work (28 April 2017) and its ten books.
- Asbestos legislation (Code book VI, title 3)Everything about the legal obligations for working with asbestos under the Code on well-being at work, book VI, titles 3 and 4.
- Fire-fighting legislationThe obligations around fire-fighting at work: fire-fighting service, training and annual evacuation drills.
- Legislation CPE and PPEThe obligations around collective (CPE) and personal (PPE) protective equipment: use, information and training.
- Chemical agents legislationThe obligations around hazardous chemical agents at work: risk evaluation, prevention, training and the European REACH and CLP rules.
- First-aid legislationThe legal obligations around first aid at work: number of first aiders, basic training and annual refresher.
- Electrical safety legislation BA4 – BA5The competence codes BA4 (instructed) and BA5 (skilled), the risk analysis of electrical installations and the competence declaration.
- Lifting legislationThe requirements for lifting loads and people: installation, lifting workers, suspended loads, signaller and weather.
- Mobile work equipment legislationThe training obligation for operators of mobile work equipment (forklift, excavator, aerial platform …), the safety function and the rules for young people.
- Prevention advisor legislationThe training requirements for prevention advisors: basic knowledge (level III), additional training (level I/II) and annual refresher training.2 subpages
- Working-at-height legislationThe training obligations for temporary work at height: ladders, scaffolds, the competent person and working with ropes.
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