What does the law say?
In summary
- All prevention advisors must at least have sufficient basic knowledge.
- For this they follow the basic course (level III) of at least 40 hours at an accredited institution.
- Some internal prevention advisors are required to follow the additional training (level I or II).
- All external prevention advisors are required to follow the additional training (level I): a multidisciplinary basic module of 120 hours plus a specialisation module.
- Mandatory annual refresher training for all prevention advisors (3 days recommended).
In this section
- Prevention advisor — internal service (Code book II, title 1)The required training level of the internal prevention advisor according to the company group (A–D), with basic knowledge, additional training and refresher.
- Prevention advisor — external service (Code book II, title 3)The disciplines, diploma requirements and training requirements for prevention advisors of an external service for prevention and protection at work.