Act of 4 Aug. 1996 concerning the welfare of workers during the performance of their work Jurisdiction Belgium Year 1996 Published in Dutch, French Original/other title [Dutch] 4 Aug. 1996: Wet betreffende het welzijn van de werknemers bij de uitvoering van hun werk [French] Loi du 4 aoűt 1996 relative au bien-ętre des travailleurs lors de l'exécution de leur travail [Belgique] Serial title Moniteur belge - Belgisch Staatsblad Source 18 Sep. 1996, 166th Year, No.180, p.24309-24328. Online availability [Dutch] http://meta.fgov.be/pa/paa/framesetnlkh00.htm, [French] http://meta.fgov.be/pa/fraff.htm?../pk/pkf/pkfb/frkfb00_loi.htm&1 Descriptors [Primary] Belgium, occupational safety and health, plant safety and health organization [Secondary] construction sites, ergonomics, law, plant health services, responsibilities of employees, responsibilities of employers, safety and health committees, social aspects Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract This Law (effective, for the most part, on 1 Oct. 1996) covers the following matters: scope (excludes domestic workers); definitions; general principles (measures furthering the welfare of workers include those relating to: occupational safety, protection of workers' health at work, psycho-social strain due to work, ergonomics, occupational hygiene, workplace improvement, environmental protection; responsibilities of the employer for the promotion of workers' welfare; responsibilities of workers for their own protection); specific measures concerning work in the same workplace performed by several enterprises; specific measures for work performed by external enterprises; temporary and mobile construction sites; preventive and protective services; composition and role of the High Council for the Prevention of Occupational Risks and the Protection of Workers (Conseil supérieur pour la Prévention et la Protection au travail); establishment, composition and role of Safety and Health Committees in establishments employing on the average more than 50 workers (for mines and underground quarries: more than 20); administrative matters and penalties for non-compliance. The 1952 Act concerning the safety and health of workers (see CIS 95-1552), together with its various modifications, is revoked. Regulations issued under that Act, however, remain in effect. This law transposes into Belgian legislation the framework Directive 89/391/EEC (see CIS 89-1401) concerning the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work. CIS No. 97-1 Database ID 68335