The Council of Ministers of November 21, 2008 approved a draft royal decree which clarifies and amends the mechanism of the "aggravated risk" provided for in the law on industrial accidents of April 10, 1971. The new decree, adopted after dialogue with the social partners and insurers, obliges companies with a rate of industrial accidents higher than the average in their sector to pay additional contributions to their insurer. The insurer then uses these resources to sponsor prevention actions in the company. (Ref. 080933)
“The principle of ‘aggravated risk’ is
aimed at helping to reduce the number of industrial accidents through greater involvement
of businesses hardly conscious of prevention”
said the Minister of Labor, Joelle Micquet. With this text, which will come
into effect on January 1, 2009, businesses with an aggravated risk of industrial
accidents – because of the number of accidents registered compared to other companies
in the sector – will have to pay inclusive contribution to their insurer. The lat
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