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BAT: Burn-out Assessment Tool

24 September 2018
In the media, a lot of attention is rightly paid to stress and burnout. Burnout is, after all, much more than mere fatigue from work. It is an illness, a symptom of professional exhaustion, which cannot be equated with depression.
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Are sit-stand desks a good idea?

18 July 2018
Flemings sit on average more than 8 hours a day. This prolonged sitting entails a number of health risks.
As an employer, you can apply several strategies to promote 'less sitting' and thus increase the well-being of your employees. A sit-stand desk, for example, can offer a solution.
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Can I let a student worker drive a motorized vehicle?

10 April 2018
This is determined in various places in the legislation.

Law of 4 August 1996 concerning the well-being of workers in the performance of their work and its implementing decrees;

Codex X.3 – Young people at work

Law of 3 July 1978 concerning employment contracts.
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Suicide prevention, that is everyone's task.

25 September 2017
In Flanders, 3 people die by suicide every day. The number of suicide attempts is 10 times higher, meaning that approximately 30 people in Flanders attempt suicide daily. Suicide never has a single cause. A complex interplay of biological, psychological, social, and psychiatric factors forms the basis.
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Choice of extinguishing agent

10 April 2017
The choice of extinguishing agent is primarily determined by the predominant fire class in the zone served by the extinguisher. Where multiple fire classes occur together, the type of extinguisher should be chosen so that all fire classes are covered.
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