Royal Order of 28 May 2003 concerning the health monitoring of workers Jurisdiction Belgium Year 2003 Published in Dutch, French Original/other title [Dutch] 28 mei 2003 - Koninklijk besluit betreffende het gezondheidstoezicht op de werknemers [French] 28 mai 2003 - Arręté royal relatif ŕ la surveillance de la santé des travailleurs [Belgique] Serial title Moniteur belge - Belgisch Staatsblad Source 16 June 2003, Vol.173, No.218, p.32158-32216. Also available on the Internet site: http://www.just.fgov.be/ Descriptors [Primary] Belgium, industrial physicians, medical examinations, medical supervision [Secondary] health service records, law, notification of occupational diseases, responsibilities of employers, vaccination Subject category Occupational medicine, epidemiology Abstract This Order, aimed at all employers and workers covered by the 1996 Act concerning the welfare of workers during the performance of their work (see CIS 97-1), consolidates Belgian legislation concerning the medical surveillance of workers in the workplace. Contents: definitions; purpose (the promotion and maintenance of workers' health through risk prevention); obligations of the employer; prevention practices and the specific obligations of the OSH adviser/occupational physician; different forms of health evaluation (preliminary, periodic, on return to work [after sick-leave, outside posting or maternity leave], spontaneous, prolonged, of incapacitated workers, extended, of specific categories of workers); decisions by the OSH adviser/occupational physician concerning the health evaluation of workers; vaccinations and tuberculosis tests; health files of workers; notifications of occupational diseases. Modifications are introduced into various related pieces of legislation. CIS No. 02-1511 Database ID 100860